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38% of American Jews believe in life after death, study finds

Unlike in some Christian denominations, where a belief in the afterlife is an organizing idea, Judaism has no single doctrine about what happens after death.

By BEN SALES/JTA
07/05/2025

Nechama Grief Counseling: Performing a needed service for grieving Israelis - in English

Nechama Grief Counseling’s Ruth Edel says counselors perform a much-needed service – especially now.

Jill Sobule, pop star who also composed songs for a new ‘Yentl,’ dies at 66

The singer's publicist announced that she had died in a fire in her Minneapolis home.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
02/05/2025

New study links over 13% of premature deaths in US and UK to ultra-processed foods

Researchers urge inclusion of ultra-processed food reduction in national dietary guidelines and public policies

‘Proud American Jew’ killed during World War I gets Jewish star over 100 years after burial

The Jewish soldier finally had the cross marking their graves replaced with a Star of David.

 Firefighters work near a building engulfed in fire following a plane crash in Brooklyn Park, Minnes

No survivors after small plane hits power lines in Illinois

The plane, a Cessna 180 single-engine, was carrying aboard two men and two women, none of whom survived the fatal crash.

Preventing the next tragedy: Lessons to learn on cable car safety

Some have called for the establishment of an international regulatory body—similar to the International Civil Aviation Organization—to oversee cable car operations worldwide.

By ITAY GAL
18/04/2025

'Dry Bones' cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen helped Jews to love our faults, not just heroics

The cartoonist, who died on Monday at the age of 87, applied a screwball approach to his view of Israel.

16/04/2025

'Wonderful family' of Jewish doctors, scientists perish in plane crash

Karenna Groff, Dr. Michael Groff, Dr. Joy Saini, Jared Groff, Alexia Couyutas Duarte and James Santoro were killed in the plane crash as they headed to the Catskills for Passover.

Yaakov Kirschen

‘National treasure’ Yaakov Kirschen, Dry Bones cartoonist, dies at 87

The famed cartoonist, known for Dry Bones, has been published by many leading newspapers in both Israel and the Diaspora.

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