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Since 1887, the Jewish Exponent has informed, connected and engaged Greater Philadelphia's vibrant Jewish community through our weekly newspaper, special sections and website. We are the go-to resource for local, national and international Jewish news, op-eds, blogs, calendar listings, mazel tov announcements and exclusive features. We may use Facebook comments in our print issue's Kvetch 'N Kvell letters to the editor section.

Fetterman, McCormick: Dems Have Worse Antisemitism Issue Than GOP 06/05/2026

“We don’t have any people in the Republican Party that are running for office with N**i tattoos on their chests," McCormick said at the event.

Fetterman, McCormick: Dems Have Worse Antisemitism Issue Than GOP Two Pennsylvania representatives on opposite sides of the aisle agreed that Democrats have a worse antisemitism problem than their Republican counterparts.

Opinion: Western Jew Hatred Bodes Ill for the West 06/05/2026

"Great civilizations, societies and polities are more often destroyed from within than from without," says Douglas Altabef.

Opinion: Western Jew Hatred Bodes Ill for the West

Andrea Weiss, Reform Scholar Who Ordained Generations of Rabbis, Dies at 60 06/05/2026

✡️Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss, Ph.D., a Reform rabbi, biblical scholar and educator who helped shape generations of Jewish clergy through her work at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and who made her home for decades in the Philadelphia area, died on March 3 at her home in Lower Merion after a yearlong battle with cancer. She was 60.

Andrea Weiss, Reform Scholar Who Ordained Generations of Rabbis, Dies at 60 Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss, Ph.D., a Reform rabbi, biblical scholar and educator who helped shape generations of Jewish clergy through her work at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and who made her home for decades in the Philadelphia area, died on March 3 at her home in Lower Merion afte...

Old York Road Temple-Beth Am Cantor Reflects on 41 Years 06/05/2026

👩Cantor Elena Zarkh immigrated to the U.S. from the former Soviet Union in 1979, settled in Los Angeles, earned acceptance to the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and got ordained.

Old York Road Temple-Beth Am Cantor Reflects on 41 Years Cantor Elena Zarkh immigrated to the U.S. from the former Soviet Union in 1979, settled in Los Angeles, earned acceptance to the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and got ordained.

Lafayette Hill Educator Teaches Hebrew to Preschoolers 06/05/2026

✡️In so many ways, Judaism feels innate. It’s a peoplehood, a culture, a religion, an identity.
It’s also a language, according to Sharon Levinson, a Lafayette Hill educator who teaches Hebrew to preschoolers.

Lafayette Hill Educator Teaches Hebrew to Preschoolers In so many ways, Judaism feels innate. It’s a peoplehood, a culture, a religion, an identity.It’s also a language, according to Sharon Levinson, a Lafayette Hill educator who teaches Hebrew to preschoolers.

Hezbollah Leader Appears to Reject US-Brokered Israel-Lebanon Truce 06/04/2026

Qassem warned that “as long as the occupation exists, the resistance will continue,” and that the terrorist group will keep fighting.

Hezbollah Leader Appears to Reject US-Brokered Israel-Lebanon Truce

Israel, Lebanon Agree on Plan to Drive Hezbollah North of the Litani River 06/04/2026

“We brought the people of Lebanon to the understanding that we’re not the enemy. Hezbollah is,” said Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s U.S. ambassador.

Israel, Lebanon Agree on Plan to Drive Hezbollah North of the Litani River

Opinion: Western Jew-hatred Bodes Ill for the West 06/04/2026

"Great civilizations, societies and polities are more often destroyed from within than from without," says Douglas Altabef.

Opinion: Western Jew-hatred Bodes Ill for the West

Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes Surge in NYC Despite Overall Drop in Crime 06/04/2026

Jews were targeted in 41 of the city’s 68 confirmed hate crimes in May, a 71% increase from the same month last year, according to the NYPD.

Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes Surge in NYC Despite Overall Drop in Crime

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