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Unorthodox is currently sharing daily updates from Israel, focusing on various aspects of Israeli culture, including a recent visit to the Shuk HaCarmel mark...

The Yeshiva University Museum in New York is currently hosting an exhibit on Maimonides, featuring rare artifacts such as a Mishneh Torah signed by Maimonide...

The essay discusses the enigmatic episode of the Mei Meribah incident in the Torah, where Moses and Aaron are punished for their actions. Various commentator...

In this article, the author explores the shift in understanding of God's presence and relationship with Israel throughout Jewish history. The article focuses...

As a journalist for Newsday, John Steinbeck visited Israel in the 1960s and was inspired by the country's energy, patriotism, and military prowess, in contra...

This text discusses the global support for the Palestinian cause, particularly in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre in southern Israel. It highlights t...

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

Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari has become a popular and trusted figure in Israel as the IDF spokesperson during the recent conflict with Hamas. His nightly press...

The article discusses the concept of "Jewish late bloomers" – individuals who come to embrace their Judaism and Jewish identity later in life than expected. ...

An Israeli project that aims to connect secular Jews to their religious heritage is gaining popularity. The project involves writing a Torah scroll and has a...

A recent poll conducted by The New York Times and Siena College found that nearly half of young American voters sympathize more with the Palestinians than wi...

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...

This article provides a concise summary of various halachic guidelines related to mourning and bereavement in Jewish law. It discusses the responsibilities a...

The article discusses the song "Sunbeams" and its significance in the film "The Zone of Interest." The song was composed by Joseph Wulf, a Holocaust survivor...

The author reflects on their experiences and emotions related to their Jewish identity and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They mention their brother vomit...

This article discusses the myth of the perfect marriage perpetuated by Walt Disney and the unrealistic expectations it creates. The author emphasizes that re...

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...

Nathan Thrall's new book, "A Day in the Life of Abed Salama," tells the story of a deadly crash in the West Bank that resulted from the architecture of occup...

The article discusses the challenge of praying with intention (kavanah) and feeling that one's prayers are valuable to Hashem. The author suggests three idea...

Graduates of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, Maryland, have written an open letter stating that their education was characterized by fal...

The article discusses the negative optics and consequences of extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank and the behavior of some IDF soldiers. It highlight...

In 2023, Jewish communal mourning was marked by the passing of influential figures such as tennis player Dick Savitt, composer Burt Bacharach, and actor Rich...

The popular Israeli TV show Shtisel, which was previously available on Netflix, can now be streamed on the Jewish platform ChaiFlicks. The first season is al...

The author addresses the issue of religion being used as a justification for violence, specifically in relation to the events perpetrated by Hamas. They argu...

In this personal essay, the author humorously recounts a series of items they have lost, starting with a favorite shirt and culminating in a hairbrush. They ...

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...

The article discusses Harvard University's history of anti-Semitism and its connection to the Nazi regime in the 1930s. Ernst Putzi Hanfstaengl, a Harvard gr...

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 podcast discussed in the text receives positive feedback, highlighting a preference for more focus on Christine, Abe, and Matt due to their contributions...

The author reflects on the experience of grieving the loss of her husband. She initially underestimated the impact of losing a spouse and compares it to the ...

Latvia and Lithuania have enacted laws that allow Holocaust survivors and their descendants to apply for restitution of stolen property. The restitution prog...

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...

Philanthropy played a crucial role in the response to the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. Nonprofits like IsraAid and NATAL in Israel, as well as t...

Douglas Murray, a British writer and author who has been reporting from Israel, offers insights and advice on how to think about, analyze, and judge Israel o...

The oversight board at Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has ruled that automated content moderation tools went too far in removing posts r...

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...

The Jewish community in Victoria, B.C. is feeling unsafe going downtown on weekends since October 7, amidst tensions related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. A ...

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 ...

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...

The author discusses the concept of providing zechusim, or spiritual merits, for soldiers during war. They argue that there is no traditional mechanism in Ju...

Unorthodox is featuring stories from Israel, including a visit to Roy Shimshon's dog sanctuary in Southern Israel, where he cares for nearly 100 dogs separat...

Muntaquim Durant, a Brooklyn resident, has been sentenced to two and a half to five years in prison for robbing a matzo factory in Williamsburg ahead of Pass...

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 ...

This article explores the contrasting experiences of pregnancy as both a miraculous and catastrophic event. It examines the stories of pregnancy in Parashat ...

Missouri attorney general candidate, Democratic Rep. Sarah Unsicker, has accused her former opponents, Will Scharf and Elad Gross, of being Israeli sleeper a...

Despite widespread criticism of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs on college campuses for their failure to address rising anti-Semitism, Jewish...

The Armenian diaspora in Los Angeles, particularly in Glendale, is grappling with the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, known as Artsakh to Armenians. Many young...

The author argues that left-wing antisemitism, fueled by a powerful ideology found in social media and academia, poses the greatest threat to the Jewish peop...

Refaat Alareer, a Gazan poet and professor, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. He has been widely mourned and his final poem, "If I Must Die," ...