Chaim Walder, popular haredi Orthodox author accused of sexual abuse, found dead in suspected...
By Shira Hanau
Chaim Walder, an Israeli haredi Orthodox children’s book author who was accused last month of sexual abuse by several teenage girls, was...
As COVID spikes in NYC, Jewish schools and synagogues go remote again
Twenty-one months after New York City synagogues and Jewish schools became some of the first to close because of the encroaching COVID-19 pandemic, a...
After 70 years on the sidelines, AIPAC will now officially fundraise for politicians
It has been for decades a recurring confusion for some in Washington: does AIPAC, the country’s largest pro-Israel lobby, have a PAC?
Not until now.
The...
Erica Brown’s ‘hineni’ moment
Erica Brown wept when she learned that her mentor, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, had died. It was days after the tumultuous 2020 U.S. presidential...
Is the Biden-Bennett honeymoon over? Here are 6 US-Israel issues that are raising tensions
“Behind closed doors” is a phrase that crops up a lot in conversation with senior U.S. and Israeli officials these days. That’s the place...
Make giving part of your tax strategy
By Allison L. Kierman
Thanksgiving may be over, but here’s something that’s still related to giving thanks: There are fewer than 30 days left in...
Inspired by COVID vaccines for kids, these rabbis (and their children) wrote prayers
By Shira Hanau
When Rabbi Lisa Gelber heard that the Food and Drug Administration had approved the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5-11, she...
Iran’s chief rabbi: Iran’s Jews are guests in their country
By Suzanne Pollak
Iran’s chief rabbi: Iran’s Jews are guests in their country
By Suzanne Pollak
Rabbi Yehuda Gerani, the chief rabbi of Iran, told a Northern...
Nikki Haley to Republican Jews: AIPAC takes bipartisanship too far
Nikki Haley, among the most popular likely 2024 presidential contenders in the pro-Israel community, sharply criticized AIPAC for what she said was its overemphasis...
‘Tis the season of Chanukah misfires — and chastened retailers
By Shira Hanau
“Deck the halls with matzo balls”? Chanukah menorahs with 12 candles?
Products with misfired Chanukah messages have drawn gripes for years, but this...
