As Jews from the former USSR gather in Boston, the focus is on learning...
Larry Luxner | JTA
Just days before the U.S. midterm elections and amid growing concern about the conflict in Ukraine, a recent gathering in Boston...
Polls show most Jewish voters backed Democrats, animated by democracy and abortion concerns
A poll of Jewish voters showed them overwhelmingly listing abortion rights and risks to democracy as their top issues when they voted in midterm...
5 quick takeaways for American Jews from the 2022 midterm elections
By Ron Kampeas and Gabe Friedman
The overarching narrative from Tuesday night’s pivotal midterm election slate was clear by Wednesday morning: the Republican Party’s hopes...
Elaine Luria, Jewish Democrat on the Jan. 6 committee, loses House race in Virginia
Rep. Elaine Luria, a moderate Democrat who cites her Jewishness and saw her profile grow as a member of the House committee overseeing the...
Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog to JNF conference attendees in Boston: ‘They will not tear...
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog has a message for Baltimore ... and to Jewish individuals throughout the United States. Speaking in...
New Jersey synagogue threat ‘no longer considered active,’ local Jews are told
The morning after the FBI urged caution amid what it said was a “broad threat” to synagogues in New Jersey, local Jews are being...
FBI reports ‘credible threat’ to New Jersey synagogues, urging them to take ‘all security...
Synagogues across New Jersey are activating their security protocols after the FBI’s Newark office warned of a “broad threat” against them.
“The FBI has received...
‘Not all Nazis were bad,’ comments Indiana school-board candidate, drawing ire
Philissa Cramer | JTA
A local school-board candidate in a suburb of Indianapolis is drawing criticism for insisting that “not all Nazis were bad” and...
This expanding Jewish university is doing some unusual things
Stewart Ain | JTA
When New York granted university status last February to what had been known until this year as Touro College, it signaled...
The ancient Jewish practice of ‘hakhel,’ an every-seven-years’ gathering, gets a 21st-century revival
Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA
Every seven years in ancient times, Jewish men, women and children would gather at the Temple on the first day of...
