Judaism

Stop pandering to Jewish anti-Zionists, racists, or sexists - opinion

A loud minority shouldn’t define the debate around Israel; respond to anti-Zionist hysteria with clarity, boundaries, empathy, and proud Zionism.

JEWS ARE seen protesting against Israel and demanding Palestinian statehood recognition, in August 2025.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police following an assault on two female Israeli soldiers in Bnei Brak, central Israel, February 15, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox rioters to remain in custody after chasing female IDF soldiers, clashing with police

Theodor Herzl: ‘It felt as if the great dream of our nation, of 2,000 years.'

Zionism, Catholicism, and the revival of an old hostility - opinion

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025

Israel’s perilous death penalty bill also endangers Diaspora Jews - opinion


Pax Silica: Israel’s chance to become a must-have ally - opinion

Pax Silica offers Israel a path from protected ally of the US to indispensable partner on the global stage.

International representatives at the US-Led Pax Silica Summit.

Dnipro chief rabbi: Joy in being Jewish restored post-Soviet Dnipro Jewry

When Kaminetsky arrived in the Closed City in 1990, the years of pogroms, Nazi conquest, and Soviet oppression had reduced almost fifty synagogues to one small house of worship.

Dnipro, Ukraine in January 2026.

From exile to ecstacy? Israel’s enduring resilience in the face of crisis - opinion

Life for the Jewish people, and virtually anyone who comes within our circle, is unpredictable.

‘CHILDREN OF Jacob Sell Their Brother Joseph,’ by Konstantin Flavitsky, 1855.

After October 7, this haredi woman refuses to stand apart from Israeli society

Born into the heart of haredi Jerusalem, Sari Kroizer has built a religious and Israeli identity that refuses to stand apart.

Sari Kroizer.

Jerusalem highlights: January 30-February 5

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Ginat Rice in Jerusalem.

What honoring our parents teaches us about faith, logic, and Judaism

The mitzvah of honoring one's parents is not a narrow religious demand but a foundational moral duty.

RED HEIFER

Grapevine, January 30, 2026: Closing a circle

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar with Indian Ambassador J.P. Singh.

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

See Shabbat times for your area.

Shabbat candles

Jewish worshippers hold daytime prayer at Joseph's Tomb for first time in 25 years

The service came following a decision by Defense Minister Israel Katz to expand entry hours to the site beyond nighttime visits.

Jewish worshippers pray during morning services at Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, West Bank, January 29, 2026

Stories of ghosts, grief and Shabbat gladness win top prizes in Jewish children’s literature

“Neshama,” Marcella Pixley’s lyrically written novel-in-verse, won the gold medal for Jewish children’s literature for middle-grade readers from the Association of Jewish Libraries.

“Neshama,” Marcella Pixley’s novel-in-verse, won the gold medal for Jewish children’s literature for middle-grade readers from the Association of Jewish Libraries.