A terrorist is not an ordinary pursuer intending to kill a specific individual, but someone who seeks to kill any Jew who happens to cross his path. How does halakha deal with that?

American Jews have always been optimists about antisemitism. From the very beginning, our country has embraced Jews; George Washington, shortly after assuming the presidency, wrote a letter to the ...

April 15, 1924 was a typical day for President Calvin Coolidge. He dedicated the Arizona State stone in the Washington Monument, met with his cabinet and held a press conference in which he discussed ...

The Moshe Chaim Luzzatto letter was sold by the Jewish Theological Seminary during a financial crisis, a move that drew criticism from scholars and rare-book experts.

Leaders from Jewish communities across the US rallied prayers and awareness efforts for Nancy Guthrie, while some explained how the Torah prohibits kidnappings. Jewish community leaders in the US ...

The Purim celebration at Palm Beach Synagogue is marked by joy and reflection, despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

WASHINGTON — John Feinstein, one of the country's foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, including the groundbreaking “A Season on the Brink” about college basketball ...

Sometime in the early 2010s, Jeffrey Epstein walked into Dr. Steven Kaplan’s office for a root canal. The procedure took some time and required multiple visits. The two men got to chatting. “He was ...

TAUNTON — Rabbi Josh Schreiber's views and approaches to talking about current affairs in Jewish culture don’t just come from a place of faith, but also love for the land where he grew up and the ...

A suspension preventing a longtime Tucson rabbi from doing rabbinic work has been lifted. In September, Rabbi Samuel Cohon, the former senior rabbi at Temple Emanu-El, was forced to step down after ...

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