Jews in Colombia preparing for Chanukah saw something earlier this month that no doubt looked very familiar. On the night of Dec. 7, streets, plazas, windows and porches across the country were … more

There are two kinds of people.” I am sure that you all have heard one variation or another of that theme. We seem to have a well-ingrained habit of dividing people into two categories (for … more

Jill Jacobs a Conservative Jewish spiritual leader, is the executive director of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. She’s tweeted that she(a) blames “long-term … more

It used to be confined to an annual piece of theater staged every Christmas. … more

If you happen to be an anti-Semite, you had a disappointing week. In Britain, the Labour Party suffered its worst defeat in decades. That British voters are eager to get on with Brexit was the … more

When I think of the different Chanukah menorahs I’ve lit over the years, it feels like they represent the places I was at in my life, be they geographic or emotional. Some people light just … more

In 1851, Sojourner Truth — abolitionist, feminist and former slave — delivered her pivotal speech titled “Ain’t I a Woman?” at the Women’s Rights Convention in … more

Is it anti-Semitism to support the destruction of the one and only Jewish nation-state, home to approximately half of the Jews … more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman lit a menorah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Sunday night to commemorate the first night of … more

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt helped light the National Menorah on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, on Sunday, the 40th year that the program has been made possible by the … more