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Jews of color are innovating food-centered holidays to bring their whole selves to the table

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu was still one partner short of a coalition to secure a parliamentary majority on Wednesday after an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party signed up, with the deadline for forming a government looming. The deal with United Torah Judaism (UTJ), announced late on Tuesday, promised Netanyahu control of…

Yeshiva University, the storied modern Orthodox Jewish university in New York City, is in the midst of a legal battle over its refusal to recognize the YU Pride Alliance, an undergraduate club.

Rabbi Eli Chitrik receives many calls and text messages these days asking for bagels, freshly baked in a designated kosher kitchen set up for Jewish World Cup fans who want to comply with Judaism’s set of dietary regulations during the tournament in Qatar

After four weeks, each person can opt to ditch the arrangement or get hitched. 

The Jewish High Holidays are fast approaching: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. While the first really commemorates the creation of the world, Jews view both holidays as a chance to reflect on our shortcomings, make amends and seek forgiveness, both from other people and from the Almighty.

From One for Israel v. Reuven, decided yesterday by Judge Raag Singhal (S.D. Fla.): [Plaintiff] One for Israel is a ministry initiative whose mission is to evangelize Israelis and promote Messianic Judaism. [Plaintiffs] Eitan Bar … and Mordechai Vaknin … are missionaries working for the ministry who teach the New…

There has been a 42 per cent increase in the Jewish community in Newcastle, and the modern congregation rests on a rich local history

“Good Samaritan” is a label often used to describe someone acting selflessly to benefit others, even if a total stranger.

JERUSALEM Reuters) - After weeks of relative calm in Jerusalem, friction between Israel and Palestinians over unauthorized prayers by Jewish visitors in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound is raising the stakes at one of the Middle East's most volatile holy sites.

From a tiny synagogue she fashioned from her ancestral home in a southern Italian mountain village, an American rabbi is keeping a promise made to her Italian-born father