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Will we forever live by the sword? - opinion

A deeper look at the heritage and history of the Jewish people teaches us that this is not merely a random sequence of disasters, persecutions, and wars.

Soldiers praying at the Kotel in 2013.
People attend a Holy Mass for the canonisation of Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who will become the first millennial to be made a Catholic saint, and Pier Giorgio Frassati, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, September 7, 2025

Jewish woman elected president of Catholic Biblical Association of America - interview

Central Synagogue in Manhattan.

Jewish watchdog urges NYPD to increase officers in hot spots after synagogue attack

 Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, March 16, 2024

Philadelphia Jewish museum vandalized with antisemitic graffiti, third attack in nearly a year


Tisha B’Av: Can Jews mourn destruction while witnessing national rebirth?

Rabbi Akiva’s smile offers a model for Tisha B’Av, allowing Jews to grieve past destruction while recognizing the beginnings of restoration.

MEASURE OF HOPE: Celebrating freed hostages on Simchat Torah in Moshav Lavon, Oct. 14, 2025.

Teaching Zionism to Jewish students to produce a better future - opinion

Teachers must convey this history clearly: Zionism did not arise in opposition to justice, peace, or human dignity. It arose to make their Jewish expression possible in a hostile world.

Milwaukee Jews march in the community's annual Walk for Israel, part of the federation's celebrations for Israel's independence day.

'Out of the Sky': The Jewish parachutists who jumped into Nazi-occupied Europe - review

Matti Friedman uncovers the forgotten stories behind the Jewish parachutists who risked everything to return to Nazi-occupied Europe.

HANNAH SZENES, 16, in Budapest.

Military court indicts terrorist who killed Ido Zoldan in 2007 West Bank terror attack

The indictment charges the terrorist with intentionally causing death while acting in concert, which is equivalent to being charged with murder.

IDF soldiers arrest twenty suspects in overnight raids across West Bank, July 8, 2026.

Fixing the blurred line between Judaism and religion - opinion

Religion, similar to volunteer work, is better kept private to preserve its authenticity. Religious adults generally make the decision to remain religious due to their personal beliefs. 

Milwaukee Jews march in the community's annual Walk for Israel, part of the federation's celebrations for Israel's independence day.

One thousand days, one thousand homes: The definitive Zionist answer in the Western Negev Region

One thousand days after October 7, rebuilding communities in the Western Negev has become more than a recovery effort - it is a national mission rooted in resilience, partnership, and Israel's future

Yehuda Setton, CEO and Director General of The Jewish Agency for Israel.

Herzl and Jabotinsky's answer to history: Jewish survival depends on Jewish power - opinion

Their memorial days arrive together like a warning. Not because they offered the same politics. They did not. But because both understood the same truth before comfortable Jews were ready to admit it

 Ze'ev Jabotinsky in army uniform during World War I.

PEN America president resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish, Israeli authors

“It’s the First Amendment that allows all of us to engage in boycotts, not PEN America,” Mengestu told the Atlantic. “PEN America as a free expression organization is supposed to defend that right.

Dinaw Mengestu attends the PEN America 2026 Spring Literary Gala at American Museum of Natural History on May 14, 2026 in New York City.

No longer Jewish by default - opinion

An Israeli living in America reflects on how distance, dialogue, and the rise of antisemitism turned Judaism from an assumption into a daily act of choice.

A sign is pictured while people take part in the annual international "March of the Living" at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau death camp, to pay tribute to the millions of Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War Two, in Brzezinka, Poland, April 14, 2026.

Chabad couple turns a small dream into Iceland's historic first Jewish cultural center - interview

"Our first priority was just to connect with people on a personal level, on an individual level, and find out what people felt was missing," Rabbi Feldman told The Jerusalem Post.

Jewish community at the opening ceremony of the Beit Shvidler Jewish Center of Iceland.