We American Jews have always been curious about how the High Holidays were observed abroad — or if they were observed at all.

In Judaism, Yom Kippur is when God decides each person’s fate, so Jews are encouraged to make amends and ask forgiveness for sins committed during the past year. The holiday is observed with a 25-hour ...

The Category 5 storm comes close on the heels of Helene, which caused catastrophic damage in the region and beyond.

The deadly 2019 far-right extremist attack on a synagogue in the city of Halle deeply shook Germany and was a warning to the ...

Some 75 people gathered at Congregation Kadimah-Toras Moshe, a nearly 85-year-old Modern Orthodox synagogue in Brighton, Mass ...

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Jews have been targeted in over half of all hate incidents in 2024, according to NYPD; mayor says city will ensure Jewish New ...

When Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff planted a pomegranate tree outside the vice president’s ...

Hurricane Milton’s path is tracking through the Gulf of Mexico to St. Pete and Tampa. As Yom Kippur nears, rabbis and Jews ...

Envy by others is unfortunately the inevitable consequence of success. Israel has succeeded in the past year to prove it can ...

On the anniversary of last years deadly attacks in Israel, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered in downtown ...

A woman casually lifted her hand up to her face to amplify her voice and seemingly caled out 'We love Hamas', while taking ...