There’s nothing more comforting than a slice of babka and a glass of milk to break a long fast. In my family, it’s pretty much all we eat. But I don’t always make babka, and I do … more

DEVENTER, Netherlands — Four years ago, Tom Furstenberg proudly carried into his synagogue its first Torah scroll since the Holocaust. It was an important moment for the Beth Shoshana … more

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee laid bricks in a new neighborhood in Efrat's Tamar neighborhood. During a ceremony reflecting President Donald … more

I don’t recall when I first heard about the Stolpersteine, but once I did, I knew that it would be my mission to have them installed in front of my grandparent’s home in Berlin. A few … more

Members of the Five Towns Orthodox community, several hundred of whom attended a discussion on drug abuse on July 16, will participate in a Narcan training session on Monday, Aug. 13, from 7:30 to 9 … more

Dear Friends,  I am reaching out to say thank you.  I was deeply moved by the outpouring of love and support that I have received from all of you this weekend. It was a roller coaster … more

A critical consensus has formed around the hit documentary “Three Identical Strangers,” which can be summarized in the title of one of its glowing reviews: “‘Three Identical … more

If American Jews are unhappy with Israel, it may not be so much a function of the new nation-state law as the growing consensus that it is “illiberal.” In articles in both secular … more

The first mention in JTA of the Hebrew word hasbarah was in 1988, at the height of the first intifada. The article focused on Israeli and American Jews’ concern that the media were showing … more

Imagine the scene: A beautiful afternoon, with a breeze blowing a group of children and teenagers’ kites in the wind. The sound of their laughter carries across the sand. An innocent scene, … more