As a child, I spent my summers at Camp Solomon Schechter, a Conservative Jewish camp in Tumwater, Wash., set on the shores of Lake Joshua Stampfer. My experiences at Camp Schechter were central to … more

Mark Zuckerberg wrote last December on Facebook that for him, “religion is very important.” Looks like he meant it. The Facebook co-founder has been invoking Judaism a lot lately. In … more

When West Hempstead author Ann D. Koffsky checked her Amazon rankings, she noticed the rating for her most recent book had dropped to one-star overnight. “This book is filled with … more

In Monday’s New York Times, columnist Max Fisher treated Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Israel as just another expression of what he considers the divisive policies of the Trump … more

Assorted cartoon characters, hippies and other unusual persons appeared in the classrooms of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls to welcome the month of simcha, Adar. Girls from every grade … more

For years, Satmar Bikur Cholim volunteers have fanned out daily across New York City, boarding private buses and carrying bags full of kosher food cooked each morning at … more

In ancient times, if a person killed someone else accidentally, a trial could sentence the perpetrator to exile in a city of refuge, for a term that would last until the death of the kohen … more

Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie — the names of the five fictional sisters bring a smile to generations of Jewish Americans who grew up reading “All-of-a-Kind Family,” the … more

Touro College Graduate School of Social Work students pursuing careers in mental health networked and learned from top Orthodox professionals in the field at the 22nd annual conference of NEFESH … more

There is a fascinating paradox in Tazria that relates to the laws of tzara’as, the spiritual malady, a skin discoloration that affects those who gossip. On one hand, only a kohen can either … more