Shlissel challah is a special loaf baked the first sabbath after Passover. We trace the modern route by which the bread has spread beyond the ultra-orthodox world to everyday Jewish bakers.

A visit to the U.S. by far-right Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is prompting fierce protests and exposing rifts in ...

Rumors spread that the Israeli far-right politician might not be coming at all. And then, at 11:28 p.m., a black motorcade pulled up.

On April 15, the venerable Jewish Council on Public Affairs (JCPA) issued an eloquent statement stating their objections to, “the false choice between confronting antisemitism and upholding democracy.

Antisemitic incidents in Pennsylvania in 2024 set a record for the number of offenses, marking the third straight year that ...

Pope Francis died Monday; here are the front runners for the Vatican leadership, and what they've said about Jews, Israel and ...

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The alignment of Easter in Western and Eastern branches of Christianity, along with a 1,700-year anniversary, have renewed ...

Pope Francis has made greater unity with the Orthodox a priority of his pontificate; he has especially expressed his desire ...

The current ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, has balanced the growing power of Moscow, but the question ...

The Modern Orthodox community's embrace of Pesach getaways offers tradeoffs — and lessons to learn, writes a New York City ...

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly ...