Five hundred Jewish mothers from around the world bonded over baking challahs for Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem last Thursday in The Great Big Challah Bake run by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora … more

This article was solicited by JTA as part of a series on Jewish reaction to Trump’s victory, titled “Worst fears, best hopes.”  A majority of Orthodox Jews voted for Donald … more

The young men of DRS spent last shabbos with their rabbeim and their families in the Poconos (above), absorbing divrei Torah while building camaraderie and participating in a variety of fun … more

“Thank G-d we have Donald Trump,” Zionist Organization of America President Morton Klein said to raucous cheers at the ZOA’s annual gala Sunday night in Manhattan’s Grand … more

Whether Jews concerned about Israel agree with Daniel Gordis, they often read what he has to say, but his comments also become a source of discussion for days after his articles appear. This is no … more

I can always count on my husband being late. Most of the time, it’s really not his fault, as I know he has absolutely no concept of time — unless it has to do with his beloved New … more

I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you some stories about my mother that you may or may not know. Two weeks before my mother, Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, was nifteres, I paid a shiva … more

Over the years we have shared wonderful times and challenging times together as a community. A rabbi could not ask for a better community or better synagogue leadership than I have experienced … more

Against the backdrop of this month’s long-overdue leadership elections for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party, Palestinians in the West Bank face an uncertain … more

Let us begin with the facts: Converts whose conversions were conducted according to halacha are 100 percent Jewish. In the eyes of G-d and Torah, they are full Jews, just as Jewish as any born … more