The charitable foundation of the parents of Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, has been generous to a wide range of Jewish institutions in Israel and America, the Haaretz … more

Member of Knesset Michael Oren (Kulanu), the deputy minister for diplomacy in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, said Monday that the forthcoming Trump administration “spells the end of … more

In Parshat Ki Tetze we are told about a man who has two wives, one who is beloved (ahuva) and one who is detested (s’nuah) (Devarim 21:15). Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch notes that the term used … more

An overnight fire in its basement forced the temporary closing of Gourmet Glatt in Cedarhurst. The store will be closed until further notice, according to a … more

ATHENS — Amid preparations for her wedding 12 years ago, Errika Abouaf was happy to skip the mikvah, where Jewish brides traditionally undergo immersion before marrying in an Orthodox … more

Each year in Brooklyn, Park Slope's Chabad rabbi, Shimon Hecht, ascends 33 and a half feet to light the tallest menorah in the world. But he’s not allowed to call it that anymore. By … more

The Jewish Publication Society, the oldest Jewish publishing company in the United States, recently published “Modern Orthodox Judaism: A Documentary History,” by Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff, … more

The chief rabbi of an area affected by the wildfires that cut across Israel said couples whose marriage licenses were destroyed in the blazes cannot live together until they … more

WASHINGTON — Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt urged the organization’s leading activists to counter what he said was an “organized, concerted effort” to … more

Greeting old friends and former professors with smiles, dozens of alumni of Touro’s Lander College For Men returned to the college recently to share their professional experiences with current … more