Why Veterans of Israel’s 1948 War of Independence Took up the Fight
Many see the creation of the modern-day state of Israel as part of a historical narrative, in which Israeli independence was a reaction to...
A Group of Israeli Emissaries Toured a Palestinian Museum in DC, and Came Away...
For Rotem Yerushalmi, a professional campus pro-Israel advocate, what stood out during a recent visit to the Museum of the Palestinian People was an...
Meet the Jewish Teens Whose Social Media Experience Is Better Than You Think
At the SAR High School, an Orthodox Jewish day school in Riverdale, N.Y., teens participate in anti-harassment training every fall.
Students listen carefully as faculty...
A Civil War Seder Memorialized in Fayetteville, West Virginia
Private Joseph A. Joel noticed on his calendar that Passover was coming. He and 20 fellow Jewish soldiers requested relief from duty to celebrate...
Protests and Strike Rock Israel as Future of Netanyahu’s Judicial Reforms Falls Into Doubt
Israel was filled with surreal images Sunday night as thousands of people lit bonfires and gathered to protest in the streets against Prime Minister...
Why a County in Utah Could Play a Role in Israel’s Judicial Crisis
Aron Davidson has never been to Israel. He isn’t Jewish. He began serving in his position, Utah County clerk, just two months ago.
But the...
Will Elijah Be at Your Seder?
Daniel Matt
Most Jews are not familiar with the biblical Elijah nor with his Talmudic portrayal. They know of him because of childhood memories of...
Author Martin Bodek Has a Shakespearean Twist on Passover
Mike Wagenheim | JNS
Wherefore is this Haggadah diff’rent from all oth’r Haggadahs?
Author Martin Bodek, the writer of the “Emoji Haggadah,” “Festivus Haggadah” and “Coronavirus...
How the Late Actor Topol Turned Tevye Into a Zionist
Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA
If you were born anytime before, say, 1975, you might remember Israel not as a source of angst and tension among...
A Guide to B’nai Mitzvah Planning For a Child With Special Needs
Lainie Gutterman | Kveller via JTA
When my son Ian was born in 2009, his bar mitzvah felt like lightyears away. And yet, when I...
