The devastating war in Ukraine has surprisingly led many Ukrainian Jews to reconnect with their Jewish roots. In wartime, synagogues provide both a refuge an...

During the 1990s and early 2000s, a significant OU-funded kiruv initiative in Kharkiv, Ukraine, reshaped the Jewish futures of many, offering young Jews an i...

In Bucharest, Romania, a matzah bakery has become an essential source of hope and sustenance for refugees from Odesa who fled Ukraine during the Russian bomb...

Ariel, originally a secular town in the West Bank, is experiencing a shift towards a more religious Jewish community. Since its founding in 1978, Ariel has t...

In a poignant reflection on a difficult period in Israel's history, Carol Ungar explores the renewed embrace of Shabbat observance among many Israelis follow...

Cottage cheese, a long-standing Jewish staple, plays a significant role in Shavuot recipes due to its dairy nature symbolizing the nourishing aspect of the T...

The article discusses the experiences of Israelis who were displaced from their homes during the 2005 disengagement from Gaza and the recent conflict with Ha...

Israeli comedians, such as Almog Shur and Matan Peretz, are using humor to fight back against Hamas and share a pro-Israeli message. Shur's videos on TikTok ...

This personal essay reflects on the experiences of the author's survivor parents attending a High Holidays-only prayer community at the Riverside Plaza Hotel...

This article describes the author's search for information about her grandmothers, who were Holocaust victims. Despite finding limited information about thei...