Some people are describing the impact of the latest confrontation between Israel and Iran as one blow too many for the traders and craftspeople who used...
(JTA) — As Californian voters checked their mailboxes this week, they found a voter guide containing conspiratorial claims about Israel and antisemitic rhetoric. The mailer, which...
(JTA) — Matan Koch needed little introduction as he rolled up to the podium to speak at his synagogue’s Disability Shabbat service in October. His wide...
(JTA) — A pair of incidents took place outside of Jewish sites in the Toronto area over the weekend, adding to a series of attacks that...
(JTA) — The Trump administration is instructing immigration officers to deny green cards to applicants who have expressed political views it deems “antisemitic” or “anti-American,” including...
(JTA) — Pro-Palestinian activists, some reportedly shouting antisemitic invective, forced Jewish groups out of a procession celebrating Italy’s Liberation Day from Nazism and fascism in Milan...
(JTA) — A five-person international jury at the Venice Biennale says it will no longer consider entries from Israel or Russia in its award deliberations —...
At the Passover Seder, we sing dayenu — “it would have been enough.” Each verse names a gift given by God to the Jewish people: the...
“When you read his manifesto, he hates Christians,” President Trump said on Fox News, speaking about the alleged culprit behind an attack at the White House...
On the evening of Israel’s Independence Day, while much of the country celebrated in the streets, Yimanu Binyamin Zelka, an Ethiopian-Israeli 21-year-old from Petah Tikva, worked...
When Marcus Levy died in Aurora, Indiana, in September 1871, the city gathered. Levy was 63 years old, a native of Prague, and the mayor of...
(JTA) — Matzo is not something I typically give much thought to in the days following Passover. Yet I cannot stop thinking about a piece of...
In today’s hyper-connected world, the quest for a partner often begins with a swipe or a click. But a century ago, our great-grandparents began their search...
DUMA, WEST BANK — For three decades, Rabbi Arik Ascherman has devoted himself largely to helping Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank. He heads Torat Zedek,...
(JTA) — While many of his classmates at his Orthodox high school in Los Angeles spent the last year juggling school and social life, Jackson Shrier...
(JTA) — Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett teamed up once before to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, striking an unusual power-sharing deal after Israel’s 2021...
(JTA) — Alex Sinclair had no idea what would follow when he posted a picture of his mutilated kippah to Facebook on Thursday. Sinclair, who lives...
(JTA) — Jewish social justice organizations are sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to indict the Southern Poverty Law Center, framing the move as part of...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed on Friday a City Council bill aimed at requiring safety plans around protests near schools, while allowing a separate...
By MYRON LOVE Nicole Freed was inspired to become a teacher by her mother’s example. “I remember the moment I decided to become a teacher,” the...
By MYRON LOVE Despite the many pressures buffeting our and other Jewish communities across Canada, Carrie Shenkarow remains upbeat. “These are scary times,” says the Jewish...
By MYRON LOVE I am sure that the late Sarah Sommer is looking down from wherever she is, beaming at the longevity and international success the...
My grandparents live in a small apartment in Santa Monica. It has white walls and wood floors and is full of light. The living room window...
Years ago, I went to a therapist who practiced Acceptance and Commitment Therapy — popularly known as ACT — which asks patients to interrogate what their values...