Rabbi Shalom Axelrod of the Young Israel of Woodmere recently visited students from his shul during their year Israel, meeting the girls at Jeruslaem’s Big Apple Pizza. “We are so proud … more

Ahead of next month’s US Supreme Court case about Sabbath observance in the workplace, several mainstream US Jewish groups have joined Orthodox ones by weighing in on the … more

The Jewish Community of Oporto, Portugal, is campaigning to have its founder posthumously reinstated into the army. Capt. Arthur Carlos Barros Basto (1887-1961), a decorated Portuguese army … more

Wherefore is this Haggadah diff’rent from all oth’r Haggadahs? Martin Bodek, author of the “Emoji Haggadah,” “Festivus Haggadah” and “Coronavirus … more

Noa Tishby, 47, Israel’s inaugural special envoy for combating antisemitism and the delegitimization of Israel, is not known for holding punches. Her Feb. 21 talk at Duke University in Durham, … more

In a modest room that serves as a Beit Midrash atop a large synagogue in Jerusalem’s Kiryat Moshe neighborhood, a group of Israel’s leading Torah scholars is pouring over the Talmud, … more

On a 75-degree February day in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, JNS viewed the Abrahamic Family House site on its opening day. Three houses of worship — Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue, His … more

This letter refers to last week’s page 1 column by Stephen Flatow, titled, “P’stinians killed 147 Americans. From DC: Silence.” I paid a shiva call to the Ganeles … more

The Academy Awards is soon upon us. One film that will not be walking away with a large Oscar haul is Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon.” (It is nominated for three awards, none in major … more

This is one of my favorite times of year —I get to clean out the pantry and start all over again after Passover. It is the time to use up all the half bags of rice and pasta and cans of beans … more