The debate about the central meaning of Tisha b’Av goes back more than 1500 years to a debate between Rabbi Judah who said Ei’khah can only mean (learning from) prophetic reproof, and Rabbi Nehemiah ...

Thousands of American immigrants in Israel mark US Independence Day with barbecue, music, and gratitude, even as some say their identities are shifting ...

That small one always loaded up quickly and then raced toward town, leaving the extended bus to pick up people at all other stops, while the short one got more and more ahead. Once in town, the ...