Ignorance fuels Israel’s haredi draft crisis
Last week, I stood on Avenue M in Flatbush, Brooklyn, in the heart of one of the most…
Israeli-born scholar questions Yad Vashem’s expansion in Germany
Former Israeli educator and Jewish intellectual Meron Mendel has raised concerns over Yad Vashem‘s planned expansion into Germany,…
Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US
Shavuot begins in Israel on Thursday, May 21, and ends on Friday, May 22, as Shabbat begins. For…
Knesset speaker sends condolences to pro-Israel Moroccan publisher Ahmed Charai
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana sent a letter of condolence this week to Ahmed Charai, publisher of the Jerusalem…
Lauder: Israel must urgently repair ties with Diaspora Jews
The relationship between Israel and Diaspora Jewry must be urgently strengthened, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder…
Jewish and Israel-focused books face growing publishing backlash
This certainly could have been a convenient and common way of gently turning a writer down, the literary…
How has the Six Day War of 1967 shaped Israel of 2026?
This week marks the 59th anniversary of the Six Day War. It was a moment that returned us…
Kehillat Israel Synagogue reopens after Palisades fire damage
The Kehillat Israel Synagogue is set to reopen for the first time since its damaging by the Palisades…
Jewish leaders decry ‘inadequate’ plea deal for California man guilty of pro-Israel protester’s death
JTA — The local director of the Anti-Defamation League was one of multiple Jewish leaders to decry a…
US teens place high in Israel’s annual Bible Quiz
JTA — While many of his classmates at his Orthodox high school in Los Angeles spent the last…
▶ Why American Jews Celebrate Israel’s Independence Day
Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, is not a religious holiday. It is a national one, marking the establishment…