Story

For Orthodox Jews and Israelis, WhatsApp outage highlighted basic community infrastructure — and its vulnerability

“We’ve got people all over the world…WhatsApp is the only thing that connects us all,” said one woman who uses the app to connect to grandparents in Israel and Los Angeles.

Before We Cancel Noah, Let’s Not Forget the Burden He Carried

Even biblical saints have flaws — an important lesson in an age of media takedowns.

Mark Oppenheimer’s new book on the Tree of Life shooting is an ode to an iconic Jewish neighborhood

A gunman killed 11, but couldn’t destroy the Jewish soul of Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill.

A chandelier at Bevis Marks synagogue in London, UK. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Global

London lawmakers reject plan for high-rise building next to historic synagogue

Obituaries

Alan Kalter, longtime announcer for David Letterman and a former synagogue president, dies at 78

Culture

The classic Jewish film ‘Hester Street’ gets a new life in 2021

New York

‘I will protect you’: At Jewish museum, NY Gov. Hochul unveils $25M for nonprofit security

Health

Meet the Jewish couple funding Christian missionary hospitals in Africa

New York

Noah and the Ark Is One Weird Bedtime Story

Culture

HBO picks up film about boxer who escaped Auschwitz death march

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