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 ...

The ritual may seem irrational, but it's actually an example of Judaism at its best because it invites us to reenact the past ...

As the Senate closed out its marathon session of amendment votes on Republicans’ budget bill, the so-called Big Beautiful ...

A few months ago we marked the 10 th yahrzeit of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt”l, Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshivat Har Etzion and one ...

The arrests come in the wake of a new law quickly pushed through the Iranian Parliament that could leave those convicted ...

One in seven Jews worldwide are strictly Orthodox, or Haredi. It's a population of roughly 2 million out of 15 million Jews, ...

Hurdles remain, as the legislation requires state funding before lawmakers can enact a 12-month implementation period.

I got divorced once myself. But I have never gained a full intellectual grasp of Israeli political divorces. They are quite a ...

The more the alumni feel they have a relationship with each other and with the current students, they’ll feel better and more ...

Former Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), who fell short in his bid to unseat Sen. Tex Cruz (R-TX) last year, announced his entry into ...