Ashkenazi
Most Israeli Jews fast on Yom Kippur, while over half take part in prayer services, survey finds
Only a small number of those reported to be fasting partially or not at all are older people, according to the survey data, suggesting that the reasons are more linked to health or principle.
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt the Ashkenaz Jewish music and culture festival in Toronto
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Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community feels misunderstood. Here’s why - opinion
Israeli singer to crowd: 'You're all Ashkenazis...there's not a single riff-raff'
"You are a great audience, such an audience I want. You are all Ashkenazis who sing beautifully, there is not a single riff-raff."
Everything you need to know about kitniyot - opinion
Ashkenazi Jews have a custom of not eating legumes on Passover.
Ukrainian-style Passover Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Make some in solidarity with the Jews who were forced to flee their homes during this year’s Russia-Ukraine war.
Israeli education must include Mizrahi history, culture - opinion
While the culture and history of European Jewry is taught and imparted in Israel’s education system, that of Mizrahi Jewry is not.
Pascale's Kitchen: Not just gefilte fish
These dishes were adapted to the kosher Ashkenazi kitchen, with recipes that were passed down from one generation to the next – just as was done with recipes in Sephardi communities.
Baba Sali's hilula: Greatly subdued due to COVID-19
The Baba Sali’s white-domed neo-Moorish mausoleum, located in a park and palm forest developed by the Jewish National Fund, is a magnet for some 800,000 visitors annually.
Jews are not white: Race and identity in Israel and the US - Opinion
If Israeli Jews are white, then who are the people of color that these “white Jews” must be oppressing through their white supremacy? The Palestinians, of course.
Victoria to be first Australian state to prohibit Nazi symbols
Legislation to prohibit hateful symbols is expected to be passed in early 2022.
Breakthrough treatment for Tay-Sachs shows positive results, study finds
Tay-Sachs is an inherited disorder that is almost always fatal and disproportionately affects Ashkenazi Jews. Currently, there is no viable medical treatment available.
Saying Ashkenazim are elitist won’t change status of Mizrahim - opinion
The truth is that in the past, and perhaps even today, many Ashkenazim also viewed the Mizrahim as a collective – an inferior collective.
