1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1758+ words) When actress and artist Lisa Edelstein met her now-husband, artist Robert Russell, he came with a deep desire to rediscover his Jewish identity and pass it on to his sons from a former marriage, then three and five. He found…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1705+ words) Yes, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are serious days. They require us to place God at the center of our lives, repent, and ask forgiveness for our misdeeds. But let’s be honest. Many of us know that, however much we…...

22+ hour, 50+ min ago   (332+ words) In Who Is American? Belonging and the Question of Jewish Citizenship, Prof. Lila Corwin Berman explores the intertwined, controversial issues surrounding the history of Jewish citizenship in the US....

1+ day, 42+ min ago   (29+ words) Zohran Mamdani shared a Rosh Hashanah message to Jewish New Yorkers, wishing those celebrating a sweet and meaningful holiday as they mark the start of the Jewish New Year....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (19+ words) The White House released Trump’s Rosh Hashanah message, highlighting faith, religious freedom and his administration’s commitment to combating antisemitism....

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (332+ words) Uman is a pilgrimage site that is visited by thousands of religious Israeli Jews annually, despite the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia and safety concerns pertaining to travel in the country. Breslov hasidim traditionally spend Rosh Hashanah at the…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (377+ words) At a time when New York’s Jewish community is navigating rising antisemitism and an increasingly polarized political landscape, Jessica Tisch and Julie Menin occupy two of the city’s most powerful positions: one overseeing its police force, the other its City…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (329+ words) Nearly 25 years ago, Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and businessman Tony Gelbart, bound by friendship and a shared love for Israel, set out to change the course of modern Zionism. Their premise was simple yet ambitious: If Jews dreamed of building their…...