A Holocaust survivor once described that the worst day of his experiences was, in fact, the day that he was freed by American forces. His reason: He had nowhere to go, nowhere to return to. more

Blame it all on Jackie Chan. It would have been a normal Chanukah if not for Hong Kong’s legendary movie action hero. In 1998, as marketing director for a Manhattan-based agency that designed and produced postage stamps for 70 foreign governments, it was my job to come up with unusual promotions to make postage stamps marketable to collectors the world over. Prior to 1995, no living celebrities had ever been featured on a postage stamp due to strict global taboos — only royalty, and a handful of world leaders, had owned this privilege. more

After two intense days of religious ceremonies in Bethlehem and Jerusalem, meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials, unscheduled photo opportunities, and debilitating traffic arrangements, Israelis and interfaith relations experts are trying to attach the appropriate symbolism to Pope Francis’s visit to the region. more

More than 30 vendors from Israel’s hard hit southern communities will be showcasing their wares at HAFTR’s middle school in Lawrence on Sunday, Sept. 14, in an effort to help these businesses get back on their feet. more

Six countries including America’s good friend Saudi Arabia claim Islam as the ideological foundation of state and constitution. Fourteen other countries and the Palestinian Territories … more

In his book on politics in the Arab world, “Cruelty and Silence,” the Iraqi intellectual Kanan Makiya made a telling point about the opposition to the first Gulf war of 1991, when a … more

HAFTR students put their Jewish activism in gear on a trip to Washington during Norpac last week, meeting with Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee. From … more

The North Shore-LIJ Health System and Maimonides Medical Center announced this week that have entered into a strategic partnership,following discussions that have been ongoing since in … more

JERUSALEM — A German department store said Sunday that it’s putting eight Israeli wines back on the shelves after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused it of boycotting … more

As the Torah depicts the instructions for the vessels of the Mishkan, each item has very detailed instruction pertaining to its particular structure. The Ark, for example, is relatively easy to … more