For 5 days, an endangered seal became a celebrity on an Israeli beach. Locals want her back. Onlookers have swarmed to see Yulia, a rare species of seal weighing hundreds of pounds who researchers say has traveled the eastern Mediterranean. By Deborah Danan May 17, 2023 2:26 pm
With goblins, spellcasters and holiday heroes, board game makers are imagining new Jewish worlds A slew of new games imagine exciting new worlds, subvert classic tropes in fun and irreverent ways, and reinterpret Jewish history and identity. May 12, 2023 10:00 am
With 1.6M followers, TikTok influencer Miriam Ezagui teaches the masses about her Orthodox lifestyle “One of the things that I hope to accomplish with my account is that people can learn from a Jewish person directly,” she said. May 9, 2023 10:00 am
Jewish weavers craft their own heritage at this New Jersey synagogue’s ‘Loom Room’ By David Mark May 8, 2023 6:00 am
Rising football star Harry Sheezel could be ‘greatest ever male Jewish athlete in Australia’ By Nomi Kaltmann May 5, 2023 9:22 am
American couples caught at Tel Aviv airport trying to smuggle hundreds of pounds of Fruit Roll-Ups into Israel By Jackie Hajdenberg May 3, 2023 12:00 pm
Tradition! Young adults on the Upper West Side flock to a new, independent Shabbat service By Julia Gergely April 27, 2023 3:00 pm
With Project Prom, this New York synagogue helps hundreds of high school seniors ‘say yes to the dress’ By Julia Gergely April 27, 2023 11:06 am
Sofia Richie, Lionel Richie’s daughter, marries Jewish music executive after converting to Judaism By Gabe Friedman April 24, 2023 6:26 pm
Hebrew school enrollment across US down by nearly half since 2006, report says By Asaf Elia-Shalev April 19, 2023 12:24 pm