Mandy Silverman remembers being scared of the kitchen as a child. “There was a constant joke in my house growing up that I would mess up instant iced tea,” she recalled in a … more

In the despair of the Soviet Union’s fierce World War II battles against the Nazis, a 42-year-old Jewish man from Odessa wrote a song in Yiddish poking fun at … more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision not to extend the mandate of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) observers is likely to be denounced as yet another … more

The decision by the Boston Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) that any member organization supporting the BDS movement could be expelled from the council has generated a wider discussion among … more

In the 1990s show “Beverly Hills 90210,” student body president Brandon Walsh is torn between placating his university’s Black Student Union after they invite a Louis Farrakhan-type … more

Prominent Democrats are launching a pro-Israel group to counter a drift away from Israel on the party’s left. The Democratic Majority for Israel will be led by Mark Mellman, a longtime party … more

Only days after being sworn into the Illinois House of Representatives, Rabbi Yehiel Kalish paid a visit to Israel. The father of six said he needed guidance from rabbis in the Jewish state to serve … more

Until recently, my only knowledge of chia seeds came from those commercials about those silly pets. You smeared wet seeds on a clay planter, and chia grass grew.  Today, we know lots more … more

Winter months require a steady stream of comfort food for survival. But the start of the year also brings a time when people are more health-focused, perhaps even cutting their meat intake. This … more

What happens when you combine neuroscience research, state of the art interactive software, and the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach? For the past five years, HALB has partnered with 2Sigma Education … more