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In Brookline, Massachusetts, a brick painted with 'Free Palestine' was thrown through the window of The Butcherie, a kosher grocery store, raising alarm amon...

Dan Perry recounts a harrowing experience of celebrating his daughter's birthday in a bomb shelter amidst Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv, highlighting t...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging the U.S. to adopt a firmer stance against Iran, following Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military targets. In a Fo...

Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota Speaker of the House, was recently assassinated alongside her husband by a man posing as a police officer. Hortman, who s...

Barbara Walters revolutionized the news industry with her trailblazing career, and a new documentary, "Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything," explores her pio...

An exhibit at the New York Historical Society, originally from the Jewish Museum of Milwaukee, titled "Blacklisted: An American Story," examines the Red Scar...

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, whose parents fled Nazi Germany, is using his heritage and Jewish values to oppose Donald Trump's administration, emphasizing the imp...

As tensions escalate between Israel and Iran, Israelis find themselves under constant threat from missile attacks just minutes after Shabbat begins. After Is...

Emily Tamkin draws a parallel between Mahmoud Khalil, a detained Palestinian activist, and the biblical Joseph, exploring the dangers of governance determine...

Israel's recent Operation Rising Lion, a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, underscores the widespread agreement in Israel to eradicate the Iran...

Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil remains detained by the Trump administration despite a judge's ruling for his release. Khalil, a legal U.S. resident ...

A heightened conflict between Israel and Iran escalates as Iranian missiles hit the Tel Aviv area following an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. T...

The documentary "Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print," explores the complex legacy of Ms. magazine, co-founded by Jewish journalist Gloria Steinem as part of the...

Steven Ludwig, a long-time supporter of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), resigned from its Philadelphia chapter board, expressing dismay at what he sees as ...

Reflecting on the profound loss of his daughter Meleia, Jon Kalish recounts his struggles with faith, identity, and memory on Father's Day. Despite the separ...

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore is a new documentary capturing the life and legacy of Marlee Matlin, the first deaf actress to win an Academy Award, and her...

Israel's recent airstrike on Iran, which caused significant damage to Iranian military and nuclear facilities, surprised many despite its apparent inevitabil...

Amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, questions about the United States' role in the conflict under President Trump have surfaced. Following an Israe...

In the wake of Israel's military strikes against Iran, Jewish communities worldwide, particularly in the U.S., have responded with intensified prayer gatheri...

Israel has launched a significant military operation dubbed 'Rising Lion' aimed at dismantling Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities, marking a s...

Amid escalating tensions, Israel conducted a preemptive attack on Iranian military leadership and nuclear scientists, anticipating retaliatory actions. The o...

Liberal Zionists are being forced to grapple with the reality that the Trump administration's stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict deviates sharply fro...

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is reaching out to New York City's Haredi voters, especially the Satmar Hasidim, despite controversy surrounding his views o...

Mel Brooks has announced a sequel to his 1987 classic parody, Spaceballs, titled Spaceballs II, expected to release in 2027. The new film will be co-written ...

Joseph Papp, the legendary theatrical producer known for founding the Public Theater and Shakespeare in the Park, is being honored in a concert named "Rememb...

Moderating a conversation with Yiddish literature scholar Dov Ber Kotlerman, the article provides insights into the current state and future prospects of Yid...

"Tatami," co-directed by Israeli filmmaker Guy Nattiv and Iranian actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi, is a political thriller about an Iranian judoka pressured to wit...

In Boca Raton, Florida, the Orthodox Jewish Scharf family faces a legal battle with Boca Grove's country club over religious expression after being suspended...

The Jewish world population has reached nearly 15 million, showing an increase from the 12.5 million recorded in 2010. This growth follows a long period of d...

A federal judge has ruled for the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and protest leader at Columbia University, who was previously detained un...

A study guide for the New York State Regents Exam has sparked outrage in Long Island after depicting Zionism as extreme nationalism. The guide, intended for ...

New York City mayors have traditionally visited Israel, a practice initiated by William O'Dwyer in 1951 to strengthen ties with the Jewish community and Isra...

In a provocative comparison, Robert Zaretsky contrasts the motivations and historical contexts behind military parades in the United States and France. He br...

Rabbi Sandra Lawson, known for her pioneering role as Reconstructing Judaism's first director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), has taken a new lead...

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, stirred controversy by suggesting that a potential Palestinian state should be carved out of another Muslim cou...

The Forward has enhanced its Yiddish-language content by introducing a new feature that provides pronunciation guides for Hebrew and Aramaic words in their a...

In the contentious New York City mayoral race, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams has unexpectedly gained significant support from over two dozen Hasidic se...

Five Western nations, including the UK and Canada, have imposed sanctions on Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel ...

Leland Lehrman, recently appointed as the executive director of the MAHA Institute, an organization rebranded from a SuperPAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr...

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove argues that the slogan 'free Palestine' must be reconsidered by progressives as it increasingly signals a call for violence against Jew...

In an entertaining piece, Hannah Feuer ranks New York City mayoral candidates based solely on their bagel orders, a quirky but culturally significant metric ...

Virginia's Republican gubernatorial candidate, Winsome Earle-Sears, faces scrutiny due to donations received from Richard Iott, a former political figure kno...

Sly Stone, the legendary musician behind Sly and the Family Stone, known for his innovative blend of pop, soul, funk, and psychedelia, recorded a surprising ...

Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny, a new documentary by Jeff Bieber, challenges the public's simplified perception of Arendt as merely a 'Holocaust philosopher,'...

"Dead Language," an Israeli film by Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun, expands their Oscar-nominated short "Aya" into a full-length exploration of communication a...

A controversy has arisen in San Diego's Pride festival as all participating Jewish organizations have withdrawn from the event, protesting the inclusion of R...

Dave Portnoy, Jewish founder of Barstool Sports, found himself embroiled in a public confrontation after discovering a bar patron's antisemitic sign. His res...

Shaul Magid's appointment as a professor of modern Jewish studies at Harvard Divinity School has sparked debate due to his critical stance on Zionism. Critic...

The article critiques Greta Thunberg's involvement in a protest flotilla aimed at breaking the Israeli blockade on Gaza. The venture, which saw Thunberg and ...

After a violent attack on a march for hostages in Gaza in Boulder, Colorado, participation in the Run for Their Lives event surged as locals, including Senat...