American Jews prepared to celebrate one of their faith's most joyous holidays after the release of 20 Israeli hostages.

Inside that room, pale and fragile but alive, Yosef-Chaim Ohana — who had been held hostage in Gaza for 738 days — was ...

Now, as we mark the two-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre, we were honored to have the spiritual guidance of Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the ...

An extraordinary moment occurred this week at a Selichot event held at the Moroccan-Jewish community 'Porat Yosef' in North London, when a French Muslim imam ascended the podium and offered a prayer ...

The holiest Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, begins at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 1, described as the Day of Atonement where fasting, prayer and repentance will take place for 25 hours. While Americans ...

When some of Rabbi Mia Simring’s congregants named themselves The Very Narrow Bridge Congregation, they weren’t just referring to the anthemic Hebrew song “Gesher Tsar Meod” or the teaching from Rabbi ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. (JTA) — When ...

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir publicly conducted a prayer at Islam's third-holiest site This image grab from a handout video posted on the official X account (formerly known as ...

Valley Beth Shalom (VBS) is inheriting American Jewish University’s (AJU) long-running online Hebrew and adult educational programs, according to a July 8 statement from the Encino-based Conservative ...

LOS ANGELES, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Valley Beth Shalom (VBS), one of the largest and most vibrant synagogues and Jewish schools in Los Angeles, is proud to announce that it will inherit American ...

Vandals knocked over or damaged 176 gravestones last year at a Jewish cemetery complex in Covedale. Police never caught the perpetrators, but repairs are almost complete. Some saw the incident as an ...