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Mohammed Othman, who attacked Joseph Borgen in New York City in May 2021, has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison. Othman assaulted Borgen, who...

Ritchie Torres, a Democratic congressman and staunch ally of Israel, received a warm welcome at SAR Academy, a Modern Orthodox Jewish school in the Bronx. Th...

Rachel Goldberg-Polin is a mother tirelessly campaigning for the return of her son, Hersh, who was abducted by Hamas terrorists. She has become the internati...

This article lists nine classic Jewish New York movies that are available to stream. The films explore the experiences of Jewish people in New York City and ...

Temple Beth Am, the third-oldest Conservative synagogue in Los Angeles, has decided to relocate its Saturday afternoon Shabbat services due to safety concern...

Rav Dovid Leibel is a Charedi rabbi who has taken positions that are not in line with traditional Charedi orthodoxy. He believes that Charedi married men sho...

The tradition of Jews eating Chinese food on Christmas is a well-known phenomenon. While there is no evidence of an authentic holiday message from the Chines...

In a series of dispatches from Israel, Unorthodox highlights Tanya Singer's delivery of handknit hats to IDF soldiers, crocheted dolls to hospitalized childr...

Due to safety concerns related to a pro-Palestinian protest taking place across the street, congregants of Temple Beth Am in mid-city Los Angeles will be pra...

The historic Ben Ezra synagogue in Cairo, Egypt, which recently underwent renovation, has created tension between Egypt's small Jewish community and the gove...

In this minisode of the 18Forty Podcast, the hosts express gratitude to their community for their support and participation throughout the year. They discuss...

In this minisode of the 18Forty Podcast, the hosts reflect on the importance of their community and how it has motivated them to delve deeper into questions ...

The Conservative movement is suspending its Israel gap-year program, Nativ, due to budget issues and recruitment challenges. Nativ, which has historically at...

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., was temporarily closed after being vandalized with graffiti that read "Free Gaza" in multiple places. The U.S. Park...

Yiddishland California, a cultural center and museum in La Jolla, California, dedicated to promoting Yiddish language and culture, is in danger of losing its...

In London, the NW1 postcode, particularly in Camden and Primrose Hill, has become a new hub for diverse and delicious bagels. Three notable bagelries include...

Unorthodox is featuring daily dispatches from Israel, highlighting non-Jews in the Jewish state. They visit El Masar Elementary School in Daliyat El Carmel, ...

This article discusses the publication of daily dispatches from Israel by Unorthodox, which shares stories of mourning, healing, and unexpected togetherness....

The author reflects on growing up in a Jewish family in Manchester during the 1950s and the complexities of celebrating Christmas as Jews. They discuss their...

Moment Magazine has compiled a list of the top 10 most-read stories in 2023 that shaped the American Jewish conversation. These stories cover a range of topi...

The Israeli TV show "Fire Dance" is finally coming to U.S. audiences. Created by Rama Burstein-Shai, the show is set in an insular Haredi community in Tiberi...

In Porto, Portugal, a community of approximately 1,000 Jews has emerged over the past decade thanks to a 2015 law that allowed the return of people whose anc...

Michael Lebhar, founder of SellCord, a company that helps e-commerce sellers on Walmart.com, discusses Walmart's growing presence as an online marketplace. H...

This discussion explores the complex relationship between American Jews and Christmas. In the 1950s and 60s, as Christmas became more secular, American Jews ...

Over 1,000 current and former members of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), the largest denomination in North America, have signed an open letter calling fo...

Run For Their Lives Manhattan, a group with 52 locations worldwide, has been organizing runs in Central Park to raise awareness for the release of Israeli ho...

In this chapter of "Trust Fund," Libby finds it amusing that her in-laws dislike her daughter's new hobby. Libby messages her husband, Akiva, about it and th...

This article discusses the cultural phenomenon of Jewish people eating chicken soup on Christmas, offering a recipe for a "Very Jewish Christmas Chicken Soup...

The author describes their experience of starting their day under the shadow of a bomb threat to their synagogue. They reflect on the fear and anxiety they h...

The text states that there will be no Zoom call this coming Friday or the following week. However, it mentions a previous Zoom call featuring Trita Parsi fro...

In this conversation with Holocaust survivor Manfred Lindenbaum, he shares his remarkable story of escaping on the Kindertransport to England at the age of s...

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Eli Paley, the publisher of Mishpacha magazine, discusses the future of Israel's Haredi community and its relationshi...

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Eli Paley, the publisher of Mishpacha magazine, discusses the future of Israel's Haredi community. As Israel emerges ...

A scaled-back Israeli delegation of 74 athletes will be heading to Argentina for the Pan American Maccabi Games. Originally, over 200 athletes were planning ...

A man named Brent Wood has been arrested in connection with an antisemitic attack outside a synagogue in Washington, D.C. The attack occurred when Wood alleg...

Rabbi David Stav, a leading liberal Religious Zionist rabbi in Israel, believes that the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and the ensuing war have led many secular Isr...

The article discusses the philanthropic response following the events of October 7th in Israel, highlighting both positive and concerning trends. The outpour...

Terrorism expert David Hofmann, who has researched extremist hate groups in Canada, believes that a young Ottawa teenager charged with terrorism was likely r...

The Bachar family's home on Kibbutz Beeri was attacked by Hamas terrorists, resulting in the death of Dana and Carmel Bachar. Despite the devastation, the yo...

The author recounts their personal experience of witnessing Jewish speakers promoting the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel fr...

Hundreds of synagogues and Jewish institutions in the US have received bomb threats, marking a significant increase in a months-long series of hoax threats. ...

The article "All Our Relations" was posted on Jewschool.

Akiva, a Progressive school in Finchley, emerged at the top of the state-aided Jewish primary school table with the highest percentage of pupils meeting nati...

This article explores the reasons why Jews are divided by politics and religion. It highlights the diverse nature of the Jewish people and the importance of ...

Ruth Messinger, an 83-year-old woman, recently celebrated her second bat mitzvah at a Reconstructionist synagogue in New York. Messinger, who had the first-e...

This article discusses the significance of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) decision to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical ...

The author expresses their sadness as Hanukkah comes to an end, emphasizing the importance of the holiday for their mental health. They point out the difficu...

A recent visit to Israel revealed several insights. Israel is negotiating for the return of hostages held by a terrorist organization, Hamas, which does not ...

This article discusses a group of Syrian Jewish women who traveled to Israel to assist and show solidarity during the recent war. The women joined other miss...

Jewish communities in the United States have experienced a spike in antisemitic vandalism during Hanukkah. Incidents include the destruction and defacement o...