Judaism

America provided safe refuge to some who now seek to dismantle it from within – opinion

US Rep. Ilhan Omar and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani are just two examples in a long line of turncoats – those who strive to undermine the very values that protect them.

A shaft of light illuminates the Star of David atop the Park East Synagogue in New York City. American Jewry knows what this country that gave it refuge stands for: Democracy, religious liberty, and freedom, the writer maintains.
An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.

Super Zio: The Israeli creator turning Jewish pride into a viral movement - opinion

WHO’S IT going to be on October 27?

When the 'choosing people' head back to the ballot box, will they take a leap of faith? - opinion

Shmuel Cohen (left) takes a break from wrapping tefillin with passersby in New York City's Diamond District on October 23, 2026.

Less than a day after stabbing attack, Chabad man returns to wrapping tefillin in Manhattan


Theological beliefs linked more strongly than church attendance to antisemitism in young Christians

The strongest predictor of antisemitic attitudes was belief that God’s promises to the Jewish people have ended, while men who believed God's covenant endures had lower antisemitic attitude scores.

Picture taken on July 7, 2026 in Swiebodzin, western Poland, shows the statue of Jesus Christ measuring 36 m in height, six metres more than the famous landmark Jesus statue of Rio de Janeiro. The statue, called "Jesus Christ the King of the Universe" was completed in November 2010.

October 7 and collective memory: Three years, 156 weeks, and five million Israeli flags - opinion

Since October 7, 4,375 churches have placed 1,200 Israeli flags on their front lawns to memorialize the victims, demonstrating that Hamas’s massacre also revealed who Israel’s friends are.

IFCJ PRESIDENT Yael Eckstein is seen speaking at the Flags of Fellowship commemoration at the Banyas Church.

Half of British Jews emotionally attached to Israel, up sharply since October 7, JPR study finds

The report details how the post-October 7 landscape shifted emotional ties to Israel and intensified concerns over antisemitism, even as core markers of Jewish religious practice remained stable.

People attend a rally organised by Campaign Against Antisemitism outside Downing Street in London, Britain, April 30, 2026.

Beyond the Headlines: The lessons we cannot afford to miss - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

MDA paramedic Tzvika Rider on his first call.

The ‘Jews vs Israelis’ lie: Right does not own Judaism, and the Left has not abandoned it - opinion

The Jewishness of those on the Left and in the political Center is no less real than that of right-wing Jews.

Religious IDF Israeli soldiers pray during a training of the Ultra-Orthodox Unit at the Givati Brigade near the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, September 27, 2017.

Shmini Atzeret haftarah: The Temple Mount is no longer silent

Shmini Atzeret’s Temple haftarah takes on new meaning as Jews increasingly pray and perform mitzvot on the Temple Mount.

Praying at the entrance to the Temple Mount on Sukkot, Sept. 29.

How do we celebrate Sukkot and Simchat Torah after Oct. 7?

Sukkot marks the end of the agricultural cycle, Chag Ha’asif, the festival of gathering in the harvest.

‘CHAG HA’ASIF’: Tel Winery winemaker Lital Ovadia leads the early-morning grape harvest at the vineyard in Moshav Shaal, Golan Heights, Sept. 23.

Simchat Torah and Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.

Shabbat candles

Inheriting moral instincts: How choices become a legacy – opinion

Our descendants absorb what we choose to do in times of crisis: they act based on what they watched us forgive, defend, and risk for others.

A rabbi blows a shoat ahead of Yom Kippur at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in 2026.

For some Jews, coming to America as a Jewish refugee still isn't enough to count - opinion

Long gone are the Soviet documents that classified my father’s nationality as “Jew.” In America, I found another kind of othering - this time within my own community.

The author's family poses for a portrait in Bayramaly, Turkmenistan, then part of the Soviet Union, in 1983. From left to right, her paternal grandmother, Rachel; her mother’s sister, Fatima, with Radmilla on her lap; her mother, Lyudmila; and her father, Ribi Amnun,