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Iran was once a modern nation and an ally of the Jewish people. But since the Islamic Revolution, it has been radicalized, leaving its own citizens oppressed and the region destabilized.
Tisha B'av, which begins Saturday night, commemorates catastrophes that have befallen Jews. But this year, we are victimizers ...
I don’t easily pass the “Jew test”. I didn’t attend a Jewish school or youth group. I don’t speak Hebrew or Yiddish. I live a ...
In his new memoir, “Theater Kid,” award-winning producer Jeffery Seller — a self-described "poor, adopted Jewish gay kid" — ...
( JTA) — Jon Stewart hosted writer Peter Beinart on “The Daily Show” Monday night, for a conversation in which the two Jewish ...
There is a calendar match-up between the seven days of Pesach and most of the rest of the calendar, using At-Bash – an alphabetical scheme which matches alef with tav, bet with shin, gimel with reish, ...
Austin Albanese grew up in Lancaster, Ohio, after B’nai Israel, the only synagogue, closed. It sparked questions that led to ...
Islamic Republic has increased convictions and executions of minorities, including Iranian Jews, a report by the US ...
Well, I berated one of Israel’s official spokesmen on this website at the end of last week for his incompetence, and for the damage that that incompetence does to Israel’s reputation. I also said that ...
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I’m not doing Tisha B’Av this year

If you feel bad that God punished the Jews, but don't help relieve the same suffering today of 'children begging for food,' ...