Diaspora Jews
Jewish ex-Harvard admin. files discrimination suit over termination after Rosh Hashanah leave
The lawsuit claims that immediately following his disclosure and observance of the holiday, he faced sudden heightened scrutiny and manufactured performance concerns.
Jews must resist the pressure to follow the anti-Zionist crowd - opinion
A planned non-Zionist Jewish school in Boston hopes to ride the momentum of the left
Israeli expat recounts destruction, home collapse in magnitude 7.7 Panama earthquake
The surprising history of Kol Nidre: How Yom Kippur’s legal formula became a sacred anthem
Beyond its connection to Yom Kippur’s theme of repentance, experts believe the answer lies in Kol Nidre's core musical architecture.
Hundreds of Jewish residents protest outside of NYC Mayor Mamdani's home
Jewish protesters gather outside NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's home after a spike in antisemitism in the city over the Summer.
Sweden’s center-left wins tight election rife with accusations of antisemitism
Kristersson resigned on Thursday after the public broadcaster SVT called Sweden’s general election for the center-left bloc, led by former prime minister Magdalena Andersson.
In broad daylight: Germany arrests Afghan national for setting fire at entrance to synagogue
The synagogue is guarded by police almost around the clock, and it is possible that the close security presence enabled officers to identify and arrest the suspect so quickly.
Lawmakers, faith groups urge passage of Right to Worship Act on Capitol Hill
The Right to Worship Act would create 100-foot buffer zones around religious sites, making it illegal to threaten, intimidate or disrupt people attending services.
Milan rabbi attacked by three men while waiting for bus, police arrest one suspect
A 20-year-old Tunisian man was arrested on suspicion of "religiously motivated violence," while two other young men are suspected of involvement in the attack.
Unnecessary and cruel: Using chickens for kapparot on Yom Kippur violates Jewish values – opinion
The practice has invited widespread scrutiny, even from sages, over the inhuman treatment of livestock. Trigger warning: Some readers might find the disclosed descriptions disturbing
Yehuda Widawski, Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 107 on Rosh Hashanah
Born in Poland in 1919, Widawski was imprisoned with his family in the Lodz Ghetto following the Nazi invasion. He was later deported to Auschwitz, where he lost his parents and most of his siblings.
British Jewish man found dead near Uman during Rosh Hashanah, murder suspected
ZAKA's international division, headed by Baruch Nidam, is handling the release of the body and its transfer for burial.
Babylon, not Egypt: Israel is running on the wrong story about Diaspora Jews - opinion
The Jewish people did not survive because everyone stayed committed. It survived because enough did. For most of our history, it has been the few leading the few.
