A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org. There are two themes in this week’s Torah reading that stand out as being particularly relevant at this moment in time....
Teenage hostages before Oct. 7 and after their capture by Hamas to Gaza. Photo: Screenshot from Israeli government X/Twitter account Once again, disparate voices are urging...
Protestors demonstrating in support of Jewish cricketer David Teeger outside the headquarters of Cricket South Africa. Photo: Ilan Ossendryver Brandishing signs declaring “He’s My Captain,” “Stop...
Israeli soccer star Sagiv Jehezkel arrives in Tel Aviv from Turkey. Photo: Reuters/Alexandre Meneghini It should have been a straightforward story that included facts, relevant reactions,...
Ofri Bibas Levy, whose brother Yarden (34) was taken hostage with his wife Shiri (32) and 2 children Kfir (10 months) and Ariel (4), holds with...
(New York Jewish Week) — When Columbia University suspended its chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace in November, it said...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The change on Dean Phillips’ presidential campaign website was seemingly minor, but the story behind it involved two Jewish public figures and the...
People gather near rubble in the aftermath of Pakistan’s military strike on an Iranian village near Saravan, Sistan-Baluchestan Province, Iran, Jan. 18, 2024 in this screen...
ANN ARBOR, Michigan (JTA) – The school board in this city endorsed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war early Thursday morning, more...
(New York Jewish Week) — For months, a subset of New Yorkers has railed against reductions to the city’s public library budget, which has already forced...
(JTA) — The board of Ben & Jerry’s is calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, board chair Anuradha Mittal said Tuesday in a statement. “Peace is...
A press conference on Jan. 16 saw the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) announcing that it has seen a sharp increase in hate crimes in the past...
(JTA) — The International Ice Hockey Federation has reversed its decision to ban Israel from a world championship in Bulgaria. In a statement Wednesday, the federation...
(JTA) — Israeli-American celebrity chef Michael Solomonov’s renowned hummus has only been available in his Philadelphia and New York City restaurants — until now. Hummus using the...
(New York Jewish Week) – What do you get when you combine two of New York City’s most iconic foods, matzah ball soup and Chinese dumplings?...
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meeting with IDF commanders, including members of the elite Shayetet 13 marine commando unit, in Atlit, Israel, Jan. 17, 2023. Photo:...