The debate about the central meaning of Tisha b’Av goes back more than 1500 years to a debate between Rabbi Judah who said Ei’khah can only mean (learning from) prophetic reproof, and Rabbi Nehemiah ...

El, built in 1907, remains a cornerstone of Staten Island's Jewish community with its distinctive gold dome and neo-classic ...

At least 15 Palestinians were killed overnight in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, according to local health officials, as U.S.

Thousands of Syria’s Jews left in recent decades. But after Assad’s ouster and easing of sanctions, they can now reconnect ...

Journalist Jancee Dunn asks us to look for life’s tiny, little joys. Often, the grandeur of happiness feels unattainable; ...

Precisely 11 years later to the day, on Friday morning, June 13, 2025, I woke up to news on the totally opposite side of the emotional and military spectrum: Israel’s evisceration of Iran’s military ...

Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill" would cut about $1 trillion in Medicaid funding, which Jewish nursing home residents need ...

This July Fourth, members of the Jewish faith can take particular pride in one of their rabbis likely inspiring America’s ...

This Torah portion focuses more on mortality than any other. It is sadly an appropriate reading for this week, especially in ...

The sense of sudden normalcy doesn’t feel normal. It certainly doesn’t for me. I just made aliyah, and as such, experienced ...

Jewish summer camp is a beloved tradition. But 'The Floaters,' a nostalgic movie about it, fits strangely in a moment of ...