Josh Shapiro and the politics of faith

Qatar’s emir publicizes his meeting with a group of rabbis in Doha

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hosted a group of rabbis on Monday at Lusail Palace in Doha. Rabbi Mendy Chitrik, chairman of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States, led the delegation along with his son, Rabbi Eliyahu Chitrik, who organizes Jewish communal programming in Qatar. They were joined by Rabbi Yehuda... <a href="">Read More</a>

Bibi heads to DC as Iran strikes paused

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DMFI pauses endorsements of nine House Democrats who voted against aid to Israel

DMFI PAC, Democratic Majority for Israel’s political arm, is pausing its endorsements of nine Democratic House members who voted this month to end all U.S. aid to Israel, underscoring the depth of its frustration even as the group also seeks to preserve relationships with lawmakers it had championed. In a new letter that the group... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/07/daily-kickoff-new-maine-character-similar-script/">Read More</a>

Jewish leaders worried about Michigan’s prime position on Dems’ 2028 calendar

The selection of Michigan as an early Democratic primary state in the 2028 presidential nominating contest, approved on Friday by a panel of the Democratic National Committee, is prompting some concerns among Jewish and pro-Israel activists who fear the party’s sharp divisions over Israel and its recent controversies over antisemitism could create a volatile political... <a href="">Read More</a>

How Debra Band revives a dying Jewish artform 

POTOMAC, Md. — Debra Band’s art studio sits at the back of her Maryland home, a room crowded with kosher parchment, jars of 23.75-karat gold leaf, the parrot she recently fostered and the unfinished pages of three books she’s working on simultaneously. It is, by her coy admission, a mess. “It’s chaos,” she said humbly,... <a href="">Read More</a>