Shalom Magazine

06/15/2025

CJP is monitoring a disturbing act of vandalism at a kosher grocery store in Brookline today — a brick thrown through a window. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime. We have reached out to the business owners to offer our support and are in touch with members of the Brookline Jewish community as well. Our Communal Security team is in close touch with Brookline Police and owners of the business while our Center for Combating Antisemitism is working with JCRC, ADL and other community partners. To receive security alerts, sign up here: https://bit.ly/4jRuq3p

This comes amid a difficult weekend for our country, with the political assassinations in Minnesota, and for Israel, which is facing deadly, unprecedented Iranian missile attacks on population centers as it undertakes an operation to destroy Iran’s rapidly developing nuclear weapons program. To hear more about the security situation in Israel, join Tuesday morning for a webinar with IDF Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus: https://bit.ly/4laPxPp

06/09/2025

06/01/2025

Zayde's Market is coming to the Cape Ann Jewish Cultural Festival!

Known as one of New England’s most beloved Jewish delis, Zayde’s Deli in Canton offers authentic, mouthwatering Kosher deli classics made with quality ingredients and homemade recipes. Enjoy freshly prepared favorites like pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, knishes, and other traditional specialties. Whether you’re a deli regular or trying these flavors for the first time, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Food will be available for purchase, so come hungry and treat your taste buds! We look forward to welcoming Zayde’s Market to the festival.

Check out the full menu at capeannjewishfestival.com/menu

06/01/2025

I was excited when I was recently appointed to serve as a Board Member of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.

Unfortunately, today it has come to my attention that one of the 2025 recipients of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship funded by American taxpayers is a pro-Hamas, antisemitic student who was one of the authors of the disgraced Harvard letter saying that Israel was "entirely responsible" for the Hamas attack that slaughtered over 1,200 innocent people and kidnapped over 250.

This scholarship must be rescinded and I am calling for a full review of the political imbalance in the scholarship selections.

This does NOT reflect American values for a scholarship program funded by hardworking U.S. taxpayers nor does it reflect the values of Harry S. Truman who was the first U.S. President to recognize the state of Israel.

05/31/2025