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Candace Owens is facing backlash after a viral post linking Jewish symbols, ancient paganism, and ISIS in a sweeping conspiracy claim. Critics, including historians and legal experts, say her assertions lack evidence and echo longstanding antisemitic tropes. With millions viewing the post, the controversy has reignited debate over misinformation, online…

Rabbis and rabbinical students in the United States are more diverse than ever

'No matter what your traditions are, someone is going to break them.'

Friends and family will come together to celebrate, share gifts and eat traditional foods as the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins on Dec. 14, 2025.

Faith possesses the power to move mountains, but it also constructs civilizations and dismantles empires. Throughout human history, select figures have achieved far more than simple preaching. They fundamentally altered the very way humanity thinks, lives, and interacts. Their influence extends well beyond the walls of places of worship. In…

Five hundred years ago the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced. The map appeared in Christopher Froschauer’s 1525 Old Testament, which was published in Zürich and widely distributed in 16th-century central Europe.

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit executive for a Jewish organization or a scholar of Jewish law – and, increasingly,…

Hasidic rabbis attended the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries and gathered in prayer Friday in the Queens borough of New York City at the resting place of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. He was known as “the Rebbe” and was one of Judaism’s most influential figures of the 20th century.

Nobody Wants This is a romantic comedy following an agnostic white American woman, Joanne (Kristen Bell), and “hot rabbi” Noah Roklov (Adam Brody). Falling for Noah is easy but maintaining a relationship and forging a future with a leader of a religious community is much harder. Joanne must consider how…