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Three years after Oct. 7, some US Jews want to carry guns to synagogue
'Vote him out': Israeli-Americans rally against Netanyahu, plan to return to Israel to vote against him
Dispute between kosher grocers headed to highest rabbinical court in US
Orthodox Jewish groups oppose daylight saving bill, argue it would disrupt prayer
Poll: Mamdani more popular than Netanyahu among US Jews
National Council of Jewish Women ejects LA chapter, other affiliates cut ties amid historic reboot
New PBS docuseries examines the 'interwoven history' of Black and Jewish Americans
US rabbis head to Minneapolis to join protests against ICE raids
Australia's Jewish community is defined by Holocaust survivors, Yiddishkeit, and immigrants
Why rabbis across the US are taking sides in New York's mayoral race
The power of covenant and courage
Irving Greenberg aims to reassure Jews and non-Jews alike that the life of the spirit is worth the effort.
Jewish leaders decry Pope Francis's criticism of Israel as 'incendiary'
Forgotten in a coconut field, an 800-year-old tombstone expands India's Jewish history
1,200 Jewish professors call on Senate to reject controversial antisemitism definition
Trending topics: Israel and Jewish identity
Five new books exploring the identity of Israel and what it means to be Jewish
When Judaism became Judaism
Archaeologist Yonatan Adler argues that widespread, ordinary observance of the Torah did not take place until the Hellenistic period.
Orthodox Jewish women scholars’ growing authority recognized in publishing
by Beth Kissileff
Ukrainian-American Jews pray, wait for news
by Menachem Wecker
Afghanistan’s last Jew leaves after Taliban takeover
by Muhammad Farooq and Joseph Krauss
Two glimpses into Judaism in America
Steven Weisman looks at the development of the Reform movement. Jack Wertheimer focuses on the present and future.
by Emily Soloff