Anti-Israel sentiment is like a virus, Chaya Votkin, president of the Jewish Community of Helsinki, told JNS — and it’s on a sharp rise in Finland. Following Oct. 7, 2023, this was … more

Vandals doused the inside of a kosher restaurant in Paris with acid last week, in what authorities suspect was an antisemitic attack, the Le Parisien daily reported. Employees of the Kokoriko … more

As expected, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee wiped the floor with Tucker Carlson — the “floor” in question being that of Ben-Gurion International Airport’s VIP lounge, since the hero … more

It’s been a rough few weeks for the spoken word. Many reminders of things better left unsaid. Cringeworthy statements uttered without rebuttal. What passes for public debate nowadays is coarsened, … more

On Tuesday, Feb. 24, most Jews went about their day unaware that it marks a remarkable date on the Jewish calendar: Zayin Adar , the yahrzeit of Moses, the greatest Jewish leader in history. At … more

The relationship between Macedonians and Jews is one of history’s lesser-known but most profoundly significant connections. Stretching back more than 2,000 years, this bond has its roots in the … more

A whole host of places in the Diaspora Jewish historical imagination loom large: Berlin, Vilna, Warsaw, Marrakech and others. And then there are places that seem, at first glance, unlikely … more

The 4,500 Jewish teenagers from throughout the world — from Australia to Slovakia to Singapore to Brazil to France to Los Angeles — came to Brooklyn for an extended weekend of inspiration and … more

This Shabbat, we read the weekly portion known as Tetzaveh — but since it is the Shabbat before Purim, we add a supplemental reading known as Parshat Zachor, describing the hostile attack against … more

In the frenzy of Purim preparations, costumes half sewn, mishloach manos baskets overflowing, children perfecting their grogger technique, we risk missing something profound. The sages teach … more