Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the country's largest gay synagogue, celebrated her 20th anniversary with a Hanukkah event attende...

Avi Weiss, a prominent Orthodox rabbi known for his revolutionary activism, broke away from Yeshiva University in 1999 to establish Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, ...

Observant Jews celebrating Lag b'Omer traditionally mark the day with haircuts, symbolizing hope and an end to a period of mourning after Passover. Some are ...

Author Anita Diamant, under lockdown in Newton near Boston following the bombings at the Boston Marathon, describes the eerie quiet amid a citywide manhunt f...

Boston synagogues have canceled Shabbat services due to the ongoing manhunt for the suspect in the Boston Marathon attacks, while the suspects family members...

Boston and surrounding areas are under lockdown as authorities search for the second of two Chechen brothers suspected of the Boston Marathon bombings. The o...

A group of former Obama administration foreign policy experts criticized the White House's Iran strategy, cautioning that it may unintentionally strengthen I...

Oklahoma state representative Dennis Johnson used the anti-Semitic phrase "try to Jew me down" during a debate on price controls in the state's House of Repr...

President Obama reassured resilience in the face of adversity at a Boston Marathon bombing memorial. The Anti-Defamation League highlighted the resurgence of...

Multiple news organizations falsely reported the arrest of a Boston bombing suspect, although images of a potential suspect were found on surveillance video ...