This midrash encourages a focus on the present moment and fulfilling our responsibilities before rushing toward something ...

Since Israel invaded Gaza in 2023, far-right settlers have set their sights on the Strip—and they have no intention of ...

In this week's letters to the editors, readers are still duking it out over the Alameda County treasurer's move to divest from Caterpillar.

Avineri places Herzl’s path to Zionism firmly within a more general rendition of 19th century Jewish history. Zionism emerged out of European nationalism – with the Bible as a backdrop. It was often a ...

Like orthodox Jews imagining the messianic age ... As a well-known Second Temple rabbi might have put it, this is (very) old wine poured into a new wineskin. If the long and tortured history of the ...

Ikar, the unique and progressive synagogue in Los Angeles, will celebrate its 21st birthday this year. But Rabbi Sharon Brous ...

"Trump is not God and cannot take away Palestinians' inherent dignity or steal their land for a real estate deal," Rabbi Yosef Berman said.

Israeli and Iranian rabbis united with Jewish leaders worldwide to pay tribute to Turkish Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva.

Jake Paul, the social media star and professional boxer, has publicly revealed that he is Jewish and recently celebrated his ...

The country is not known to have had a resident rabbi servicing an active Jewish community there since 1918, the year it gained independence from what was then the Kingdom of Denmark. The ...

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg of Masorti Judaism UK is likely the highest-profile European Jewish leader to express misgivings about Israel’s war in Gaza. (JTA) — The head rabbi of Britain’s ...

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