Helene was a wake-up call. This (Milton) is literally catastrophic . . . If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you are going to die.” ...

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.

After extensive preparations, the central "Marina Roscha" Synagogue and Jewish Community Center in the heart of Moscow stood ...

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

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

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Rabbis and liturgists are trying to find ways to honor personal loss and communal grief during Yizkor, the traditional ...

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

The Jewish new year has been ushered in, and Yom Kippur is on its way. Why is it the 'holiest' of holidays for Jews? Here's ...

Jewish employees objected to a memo from the bank’s Arab Executive Advisory Council which appeared to criticize Israel's response to the massacre.

The attack, in which thousands of Hamas fighters surged into Israel, was the single deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust, with 1,200 people killed and another 250 kidnapped. The incursion caught ...