/tags/judaism judaism en-US Copyright Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:34:00 GMT /2025-01-02/how-two-cincinnati-rabbis-american-ized-hanukkah In most parts of the world, Hanukkah is a relatively minor Jewish holiday. The celebration’s grander roots in the United States trace back to a pair of rabbis from Cincinnati. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:34:00 GMT /2025-01-02/how-two-cincinnati-rabbis-american-ized-hanukkah Erin Gottsacker /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-03/it-was-only-50-years-ago-this-month-that-the-first-female-rabbi-was-ordained Female rabbis have become a way of life these days, but Sally Priesand changed the course of women and Judaism when she became the first female rabbi in the United States in June 1972 after she was ordained at Cincinnati's Plum Street Temple. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:30:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-03/it-was-only-50-years-ago-this-month-that-the-first-female-rabbi-was-ordained Deena Prichep /news-partners/2019-12-11/trump-signs-order-against-anti-semitism-at-colleges-worrying-free-speech-advocates The order will extend a federal anti-discrimination law to include discrimination based on anti-Semitism. Some worry the policy will be used to stifle criticism of Israel on college campuses. Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:42:19 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-11/trump-signs-order-against-anti-semitism-at-colleges-worrying-free-speech-advocates Laurel Wamsley /news-partners/2019-10-08/yom-kippur-in-uganda-an-easier-fast-this-year A remote community of Jews who know what it's like to go hungry is reflecting on what its spiritual leader says was "a good year, really not too bad." Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:09:28 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-08/yom-kippur-in-uganda-an-easier-fast-this-year Sara Toth Stub /wvxu-stories/2019-10-07/jewish-food-is-more-than-matzoh-an-explainer As some may know, Cincinnati is the birthplace of Reform Judaism. In 1853, Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise came here and enacted changes that drastically altered... Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2019-10-07/jewish-food-is-more-than-matzoh-an-explainer Julie Niesen /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-04-02/anti-semitism-in-trumps-america Jewish American journalist Jonathan Weisman kept a fairly low profile most of his professional life. He was aware of the presence of anti-semitism in… Mon, 02 Apr 2018 09:00:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-04-02/anti-semitism-in-trumps-america /news-partners/2018-01-24/jews-feast-on-forbidden-foods-to-remember-rabbis-radical-banquet Ancient Jewish teachings ban pork, shellfish, and meat mixed with dairy in the same meal. Some modern Jews wanting to evolve the way they eat look to a scandalous feast of the past for inspiration. Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-01-24/jews-feast-on-forbidden-foods-to-remember-rabbis-radical-banquet Ashley Goldsmith /news-partners/2017-09-29/how-yom-kippur-fasts-became-all-about-the-feasts The Jewish holiday of reflection and hope tends to bring everyone to the heaping table of traditional foods when fasting is over, But celebrating with a huge feast was not always the case. Fri, 29 Sep 2017 11:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-09-29/how-yom-kippur-fasts-became-all-about-the-feasts Deena Prichep /news-partners/2017-09-28/what-the-yom-kippur-fast-means-to-a-ugandan-jew Shadrach Mugoya Levi sometimes went hungry when he was growing up. So a day without eating isn't that unusual. But it is meaningful. Thu, 28 Sep 2017 19:32:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-09-28/what-the-yom-kippur-fast-means-to-a-ugandan-jew Sara Toth Stub /2016-12-24/its-all-about-fried-food-for-hanukkah-but-it-doesnt-have-to-be-latkes Jews commemorate Hanukkah by eating fried foods. For most American Jews, that means latkes — potato pancakes fried in oil. But other cultures use different foods. Sat, 24 Dec 2016 12:40:00 GMT /2016-12-24/its-all-about-fried-food-for-hanukkah-but-it-doesnt-have-to-be-latkes Bonny Wolf