One-hundred-sixty new French immigrants to Israel arrived at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday aboard a special aliyah flight from Paris organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ministry … more

I can still remember the feeling of the weight seeming to lift from my shoulders. It was the summer of 1986, and I had just returned my gear after four-and-a-half years in the Israeli army. … more

Cedarhurst is putting to rest any doubt that it’s fully open for business. Following the lifting of Covid restrictions on Long Island, the village and its business improvement district will … more

Poland is awash in anti-Semitism, and it is the government in Warsaw that is setting the hateful tone amid the worst breakdown in Polish-Jewish relations since the fall of communism more than 30 … more

For months, Jews have been talking about the upsurge in anti-Semitism; polls have indicated American Jews are experiencing unprecedented levels of anti-Semitism and fear its spread. It was … more

In the face of a recent, dramatic rise in anti-Semitic violence in the United States, virtually all of the mainstream American-Jewish organizations came together to sponsor a rally at the … more

In Judaism, the number 18, chai, symbolizes life. It is a positive and affirming symbol, which is why you often see it in Jewish artwork and jewelry. But for me, it signifies the number of years … more

Why is Tisha B’Av the saddest day of the Jewish year? Eerily, not only were both of the holy temples in Jerusalem destroyed on the ninth … more

Beloved by his entire generation and revered for his incredible knowledge of Torah, he was given the chance to get out of 1939 Poland; safe passage to America had been secured and a new life was … more

It was one of the great moments of personal transformation, and it changed not only Moses but our very conception of leadership itself. By the end of the book of Bamidbar, Moses’ career … more