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Several Jewish groups, including the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee, have filed a lawsuit against the Santa Ana Unified School Dist...

The upcoming biopic "Lee" tells the story of Lee Miller, a model-turned-wartime-photojournalist, and David E. Scherman, a Jewish photographer who often worke...

New York City Councilmember Shahana Hanif, who faced criticism for voting against a resolution to create a day to end Jew-hatred, is now introducing her own ...

The Israeli Supreme Court is currently deliberating on legislation that would weaken the judiciary, and American Jews are facing a choice on how to respond. ...

A Senate hearing on school book bans recently took place at Capitol Hill, where the debate on parental control over children's access to books in schools and...

"Bad Boy," a TV series by Ron Leshem and Hagar Ben-Asher, is based on the true story of Daniel Chen, a successful stand-up comedian who grew up in a juvenile...

Honey is a beloved Jewish ingredient that has a rich history and is commonly consumed in both America and Israel. The tradition of honey consumption goes bac...

"Zhen Yu and the Snake" is a new children's book by Erica Lyons that reimagines a Talmudic tale set in 12th-century Kaifeng, China, where the first Jewish co...

The author shares their personal experience of fasting on Yom Kippur without engaging in other religious practices like prayer or going to synagogue. They re...

The shofar, a hollow horn made from the head of a ram, goat, or antelope, is primarily used in religious rituals. However, it has also made appearances in va...

The article discusses the Supreme Court hearings in Israel regarding a law passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government that allows the Knesset t...

On September 12, 2023, a historic hearing took place at the Israeli Supreme Court to challenge a law passed by the Netanyahu government. This law eliminates ...

Protests have been sweeping across Israel for the past 37 weeks, primarily in response to the government's plans to overhaul the courts. However, the demonst...

A Kanye West impersonator named Baron Jay Littleton Jr., also known as The Kanye Clone, wore a Jewish Lives Matter shirt at a fashion show during New York Fa...

Mexico City is experiencing a bagel boom, with at least five bakeries opening since 2020. These bakers have modified traditional New York bagel recipes to ad...

Unpublished writings and out-of-print work by the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, will soon be available online. The Jew...

In a special election for the New York State Assembly, two Orthodox candidates are vying for the seat in Queens. Republicans are hoping for an upset by capit...

At least two more synagogues in the United States were evacuated due to bomb threats, adding to the wave of threats that have targeted dozens of synagogues a...

Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters gathered outside Israel's Supreme Court ahead of a hearing that will decide whether to overturn a bill that rev...

In a wide-ranging conversation, Daniel Gordis and Dahlia Scheindlin joined Forward's opinion editor, Laura E. Adkins, to discuss the potential outcomes of Is...

A member of the Goyim Defense League, a neo-Nazi group based in Florida, has been extradited to the Netherlands to stand trial for projecting an antisemitic ...

Jewish institutions have been targeted by white supremacists with swatting calls and bomb threats aimed at disrupting services. The extremists behind these c...

Leni Reiss, longtime editor of Jewish News in Arizona, passed away at the age of 84. Reiss, who battled pancreatic cancer, was known for her contributions to...

San Diego City Councilmember Raul Campillo is proposing a law to make hate litter, specifically antisemitic flyers, illegal after several incidents of such f...

Elon Musk's biography, written by historian Walter Isaacson, reveals that Musk doubted biblical miracles and questioned religious stories during his upbringi...

The documentary film "Rabbi On The Block" explores the life and work of Chicago anti-violence advocate Tamar Manasseh. The film, directed by Brad Rothschild,...

The article discusses the decline of Yiddish as a language in Israel. It highlights the efforts of advocates of Modern Hebrew to delegitimize Yiddish using v...

A newly uploaded video recording from 1969 features Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik discussing baaley teshuva, Jews who become observant. In the 17-minute clip, So...

In Ariel Dorfman's novel, "The Suicide Museum," he confronts the other 9/11, referring to the September 11, 1973 coup in Chile when President Salvador Allend...

In this article, the author describes how they stumbled upon thousands of Holocaust-era letters while researching a column called "Seeking Relatives" in the ...

Isaac Metzker, a legendary editor at the Forward, is credited with overseeing the Seeking Relatives column, which helped thousands of Jewish refugees and Hol...

This article discusses the impact of the Seeking Relatives column in the Jewish newspaper, the Forward, during the mid-20th century. The column served as a w...

The book "This Is Your Song Too: Phish and Contemporary Jewish Identity" explores the connection between Jewish fans and the jam band Phish. While many Phish...

Many American rabbis typically avoid discussing Israeli politics, but the recent political turmoil in Israel has compelled many to address it in their High H...

A journalist at The Forward, Benyamin Cohen, has gained a significant following on social media by running Albert Einstein's Twitter, Instagram, Threads, and...

In Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman's article, he emphasizes the importance of being mentally prepared for the High Holidays to truly benefit from the synagogue serv...

Galeet Dardashti, a Persian Jewish musician, has created an album called 'Monajat' inspired by her late grandfather, Younes Dardashti, a renowned singer of P...

The Orthodox Union (O.U.) has granted kosher certification to lab-grown poultry products from Israeli startup SuperMeat, marking a significant development in...

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential candidate, defended his pledge to cut aid to Israel, stating that his outspokenness is similar to how Israelis exp...

This article discusses two topics: the influence of Jews in Hollywood and the challenges faced by modern Orthodox education. It presents a quiz that tests th...

The birth of a red heifer in Israel has sparked excitement among some Jewish and Evangelical Christian groups who believe it is a sign that the Third Temple ...

The article discusses a recent reunion of former campers and staff from Camp Hemshekh, a Jewish socialist summer camp in the Catskills that operated from 195...

In this article, the authors taste 11 new kosher wines for Rosh Hashanah and share their honest reviews. They emphasize that Rosh Hashanah is a time for levi...

The cancellation of a book talk at a JCC in Florida highlights the growing trend of self-censorship in response to laws limiting freedom of expression. The i...

Yehonatan Indursky, co-creator of the hit show Shtisel, has revealed that he now identifies as haredi Orthodox again after previously being secular. Indursky...

Over 20 Jewish groups from the United States and Spanish-speaking countries are urging Spain's linguistic authority, the Royal Academy of Spanish (RAE), to r...

Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson writes about her experience leading an antisemitism training for Guatemalan construction workers who are in a labor dispute with ...

A survey conducted by Jewish on Campus, a student-founded antisemitism watchdog group, and Ipsos, a polling firm, found that nearly 1 in 3 current Jewish col...

The Idea School, a coed modern Orthodox school in New Jersey, offered a creative and hands-on approach to education that integrated Jewish and secular studie...

In this article, Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson shares her experience leading an antisemitism training for a group of Brooklyn construction workers who are camp...