Voice of the People, which Israeli President Isaac Herzog initiated last year, received 2,500 applications for its second round — more than double the number for its inaugural cycle, organizers … more

Coming to the annual Kinus gathering of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries, who travel to New York from more than 100 countries, is “when the lone trees come back to the forest,” according to Rabbi Zvi … more

More than 6,500 rabbis and Jewish leaders from more than 100 countries gathered in New York last week for the 43rd International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, the largest rabbinic … more

Robo-surgeon’s debut: Hadassah uses a next-gen spine robot for the first time in Israel — and an 18-year-old scoliosis patient goes home, pain-free and standing straight. more

A year after Hurricane Melissa, Chabad of Jamaica’s Rabbi Yaakov Raskin reflects on a soaring new statue and the island’s kids still healing. more

Look for the new street sign! A Turtle Bay corner is now Jewish Community Relations Council of New York Way, honoring JCRC’s 50th anniversary. more

The FIDF (Friends of the Israel Defense Forces) brought 240 bereaved Israeli teens to the United States this summer through its signature Legacy Program, marking the 20th year of the program and its … more

For a group of determined Israelis, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, which rises 5,895 meters (19,341 feet), was only the most recent challenge they have had to overcome. Thirty-six … more

Julie Menin, the first Jewish speaker of the New York City Council, and several members of the council met with representatives of more than a dozen healthcare organizations from across the city last … more

When a Jewish American moved his young family from the West Coast to Taiwan nearly eight years ago, the plan was to stay for two or three years. A job opportunity in the tech industry brought … more