Whatever way you look at it, the Jewish community of Cochin is an ancient one. If you rely on traditional lore, the Jews of the city of Cochin in southwestern India can trace … more

Generations of American Jews received their first visual impressions of the Exodus from the iconic Maxwell House Haggadah. Introduced as a clever marketing device in 1932 to convince Ashkenazi … more

Two years ago, House Republican Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had no trouble in doing the right thing when it came to policing extremism in his caucus. But as calls grow for him to do … more

Elie Wiesel penned his first memoir about being a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps while traveling on a ship from Europe to Brazil in 1954. Later, reworking … more

Now that you’ve assumed office as our representative, my blessings for your success. I continue, however, to be deeply concerned — upset by your stance on Israel. Most recently, your criticism of Israel for not vaccinating … more

In advance of a meeting of Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Israel Nitzan, Israel’s acting consul general in New York, Bowman a wrote a letter to Nitzan on Monday, posting it on Twitter. It is excerpted … more

Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski zt”l, a renowned Torah scholar, psychologist and the author of some 90 books, was niftar on Sunday in Israel at the age of 90. He had been battling COVID-19, according … more

When Rabbi Avi Weiss and Jamaal Bowman exchanged views on Israel before last year’s Democratic primary election, it made national news. But the founding spiritual leader of The Bayit (the … more

We’re used to politicians mangling history, whether out of carelessness or partisanship. So it was a breath of fresh air when New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang recently shared a … more

Rabbi Sacks zt’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book “Lessons in Leadership.” The Office of Rabbi Sacks will carry on … more