Aly Raisman has been one of America’s biggest Olympic stars in recent years and a huge celebrity in the gymnastics arena. When she’s not on the television program “Dancing with the … more

Christians who promote the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel were chastised last week at the International Christian Media Convention of the National Religious … more

DALY CITY, Calif. — Show up on a Shabbat morning at Congregation B’nai Israel in this Northern California suburb and … more

When it comes to acts of loving-kindness, plenty of rabbis talk a good game. But Rabbi Ari Sytner has put his entire self into the endeavor. When Rabbi Sytner met the person in the adjoining … more

How do people behave when they visit a concentration camp or a Holocaust memorial? Do they act as if there are in place of reverence or mourning? Or do they behave as crowds do at any tourist … more

At his bar mitzvah celebration, Lavi Gimpel’s great-grandmother handed him a check that she said was “enough for seven trees.” “One for each member of your family. When I … more

Walking from South Nassau Communities Hospital’s busy parking lot to its main entrance, visitors pass trees and shrubbery lining an inviting path to a lobby with polished floors, snug couches … more

Iran’s foreign minister accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “fake history” for saying that Iran sought the annihilation of the Jews, just as had ancient Persia in … more

This Purim, 19 students from Rambam Mesivta in Lawrence gathered in the upstairs Bais Medrash of the Young Israel of West Hempstead for a special Rambam Mesivta Yeshivas Mordechai HaTzadik … more

Judy’s off this week (getting ready for Pesach?), so we’re reprinting a favorite from 2012. Pesach! Ahhhh … so many memories. I loved helping my mom clean the house, line the … more