ARTICLES FOR RABBI WOHLBERG'S
ADULT EDUCATION CLASS 4/28/26

Concert to benefit Bondi Beach victims canceled after Greek choir refuses to sing with Jews

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Elections 20- A union

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Future of Gaza peace plan uncertain amid Hamas intransigence

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Hasan Piker favors Hamas, is pushing Dems to be anti-Israel — and wants Jews not to worry about him

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How Netanyahu Hurt America’s Jews

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The Problem With Hasan Piker’s Einstein Story

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Bennett’s support for civil marriage may finally align policy with practice

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Why Jews Are So Obsessed with Tuna Salad

 

4/22/26
2 troops dismissed, jailed for smashing statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon
Anthropic Wants Claude to Be Moral. Is Religion Really the Answer

At soldiers’ graves, the rows keep growing  Israel’s Memorial Day is shaped by new loss

Destruction of Jesus statue should serve as moral wake-up call for IDF, Israel

Holocaust education gets a bad rap. But it’s not falling short — we are

The Lesson We Teach Schoolchildren About the Holocaust Is Wrong

These Jewish baked goods made the New York Times’ list of ‘25 Essential Pastries’ in NYC

 

4/15/26
US funding for Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system used to enjoy bipartisan support Not anymore
This Yom HaShoah is different from all others — and we’ve never needed it more

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This national park would honor a Jewish philanthropist — if Republicans get back on board

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The Jewish History of Yogurt

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South Korean president compares IDF actions to the Holocaust, drawing Israel condemnation

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Fatalities from antisemitic attacks in 2025 reach highest toll in 30 years, Israeli analysis finds

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ER star Noah Wyle Why I’m playing a Jewish doctor in The Pitt

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As Holocaust knowledge lags, Florida targets teens with new approaches

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3/18/26

10 Passover Customs from Around the World
 

I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We’re in Trouble
 

Israelis and Americans deserve to know why they are still at war
 

Jews decry UK newspaper for appearing to justify attack on bakery founded by Israelis
 

Josh Shapiro tests measured, pro-Israel message in progressive podcast tour
 

This rabbi reshaped and revitalized Judaism in the 20th century — how have we forgotten him
 

What Timothée Chalamet got right about opera, ballet — and my mornings in synagogue

Daylight
 

3/4/26
9 Things to Know About Ladino

Did Israel force Trump into war with Iran After Marco Rubio suggests so, Israel’s critics erupt

In 3 days, Israel and the US reshaped the Middle East

Is goy a slur, an antisemitic dogwhistle or a word for non-Jews

Madrid’s Signature Pork Stew Has an Incredible Jewish Backstory 

Projecting the Purim story onto this war is appealing It’s also a dangerous mistake

The Jewish space lasers are real — well, kind of

 

2/25/26

7 years in prison for praying at the Western Wall Netanyahu’s coalition is threatening a war on Jewish unity

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How Hamantaschen Became a Purim Staple

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Time it was and what a time it was

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What Carrie Prejean Boller tells us about Christian Zionism in the US

 

2/18/26
Israeli move to designate large parts of West Bank as state land condemned as ‘de facto annexation’

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader whose 1984 comments undercut Jewish relations, dies at 84
Robert Kraft’s ‘Dirty Jew’ Super Bowl ad criticized over ‘disconnected’ portrayal of school antisemitism
Swiss broadcaster removes footage of host criticizing Israeli bobsled team during its first Milan runs
We backed Birthright. These are the next big ideas for the Jewish people
Whatever This Is, It Isn’t Anti-Zionism

2/4/26
America’s Best Jewish Deli Is in Mexico City

Here’s exactly why it’s dangerous to compare ICE to Nazis

I’m a Jewish studies professor. I wasn’t trained to give pastoral care — but my students desperately need it

In 92NY talk, Bret Stephens urges ‘dismantling’ ADL and investing more in Jewish identity

Josh Shapiro’s ‘dual loyalty’ story shows a gap between how American Jews see themselves — and how they’re seen

The doors were repaired at Chabad’s headquarters. But the sense of security is still broken

These rabbis are making a case against AI. Will anyone listen

Vance omits mention of Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day statement, incensing Jewish critics on both sides of the aisle

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1/28/26

As with Cain and Abel, the blood of our brother Alex Pretti is crying out from the ground

​Netanyahu-Israeli soldiers lost their lives in Gaza due to Biden-era arms embargo

Orthodox Jewish groups have been quiet about ICE. This Minneapolis rabbi wasn’t

​The last hostage returned. Can Israel finally exhale
Why Josh Shapiro’s memoir could complicate a presidential run​

Why So Many American Jews Grew Up Drinking Swee-Touch-Nee Tea

 

1/14/26

An arsonist torched a Mississippi synagogue It feels hauntingly familiar

As hostage-deal lobby disbands, a new group forms to home in on long road to recovery

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For southern Jews, the Mississippi synagogue firebombing rekindles memories of exile and endurance

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From pop stars to tefillin pop-ups, Oct. 7 changed how Israel’s ‘somewhat observant’ practice Judaism

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Fundraiser for ICE agent who killed Renee Good notes — then deletes — that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is Jewish

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Irving Berlin’s 1926 interfaith marriage sparked a Jewish debate that, 100 years later, hasn’t gone away

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Mamdani, AOC denounce pro-Hamas chants outside Queens synagogue, with mayor using ‘terrorist’ label for first time

Peter Beinart, Elliot Cosgrove, Jill Jacobs and other Jewish leaders face off over the future of liberal Zionism

 

A neighbor on the ground- Renee Good’s death by design
 

12/10/25
A Weakened Hamas Still Dominates Gaza, Building Day by Day
A Zionist Hanukkah

ADL study finds leading AI models generate extremist content after antisemitic prompts

Hamas source to Tol- We’ll hold talks on disarming, but we can’t be forced to give up guns

How This Jewish Immigrant Revolutionized Donuts in the US
Israel faces a most dire threat, and there’s only one solution

Josh Shapiro urges Philly schools to ‘take very seriously’ antisemitism as Congress opens investigation

Prominent NY rabbi- Mamdani understood Jewish community fissures better than we did

These Moroccan Hanukkah Donuts and Italian Pastries Have a Surprising Connection

What the US ambassador to Poland left out when he absolved Poland of Holocaust complicity

12/3/25

* ‘Half the children in Israel are receiving a third-world education,’ warns economist Dan Ben-David

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* After uproar, Dublin shelves plan to remove Chaim Herzog’s name from park

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Fish and Chips’ Surprising Jewish History

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Kosher Meat Boycott of 1902

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* Netanyahu’s pardon request is a staggering act of hypocrisy — and it should be granted, with one condition

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* Sarah Hurwitz, former Obama aide, stirs social media firestorm with remarks about Holocaust education 

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Weekly hostage support rallies in Tel Aviv to end, family of slain captive says

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 * What the US ambassador to Poland left out when he absolved Poland of Holocaust complicity

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When A Pennsylvania Leader Invited Jesus to Thanksgiving

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