The annual calendar produced by Gurwin Jewish’s Fay J. Lindner Residences was selected as a Silver Award winner in the 26th annual National Mature Media Awards Program.  The calendar, … more

A shul in one of Downtown Brooklyn’s trendy neighborhoods, which describes itself as Modern Orthodox, has hired a woman as its spiritual leader. Prospect Heights Shul, a congregation in the … more

Police on Friday arrested a Far Rockaway man they believe is the hit-and-run driver who severely injured Rabbi Jordan Kelemer as he crossed Hempstead Avenue to enter the Young Israel of West … more

The United Nations has crowned her a “human rights defender,” while Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based broadcaster, hails her as a “Palestinian supermom.” But … more

It is with great personal pleasure to note the completion by Rabbi Moshe Weinberger of his four volume English commentary on Rav Kook’s classic, “Song of Teshuvah” (Penina Press). … more

Jerusalem therapist Miriam Ballin is the kind of person who takes the initiative. Despite resistance from her haredi Orthodox community, she became a medic. Then she launched a … more

In July, five leaders of the virulent BDS groups Jewish Voice for Peace and American Muslims for Palestine were barred at Dulles International Airport from boarding … more

As a member of Houston’s Jewish community writing about a devastating flood for the third time since May 2015, I’m at a loss for words. Sitting in the comforts of my third-floor … more

A century ago, on Aug. 18, 1917, a massive fire roared through the Mediterranean port city of Salonica, Greece, then home to the largest and most dynamic Ladino-speaking Sephardi … more

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic visit to Mexico and Argentina in mid-September is expected to improve trade ties for Israel and open a dialogue … more