Lifestyle

Planes, trains and bus caravans: Ahead of mass pro-Israel rally, tens of thousands of Jews are descending on Washington

“I have to do this, because I have to be there for the Jewish people,” said Danielle Werchowsky, a resident of Arlington, Virginia.

By Jackie Hajdenberg November 13, 2023 5:42 pm

Some Jews are taking down their mezuzahs due to antisemitism. Some non-Jews are putting them up.

“To me it felt like the precursor to ‘We’ll hide you when you’re in our attic,'” one Los Angeles Jew said about his neighbors’ offer to mount their own mezuzahs.

November 3, 2023 2:29 pm

Teen Fellowship

Sad, scared, proud, alone: How US Jewish teens are feeling amid the Israel-Hamas war

Jewish teens from Oklahoma to Atlanta sound off on the war that has taken over their social media feeds.

October 27, 2023 4:02 pm

Israelis are going forward with their weddings despite war and loss in their own families

By Deborah Danan October 27, 2023 2:39 pm

Portugal moves to end Sephardic Jewish citizenship law

By Orge Castellano October 17, 2023 3:23 pm

Why most Asian Jews use imported etrogs on Sukkot even though their countries grow the fruit

By Jordyn Haime September 27, 2023 4:57 pm

How roving rabbis help the few Jews of rural Australia celebrate Rosh Hashanah

By Nomi Kaltmann September 13, 2023 4:38 pm

A Talmudic tale gets a 12th-century Chinese twist in children’s book aimed at diverse Jewish readers

By Jordyn Haime September 12, 2023 11:43 am

Ireland’s first kosher restaurant in decades attracts local Jews and non-Jewish celebrities

By Jacob Judah September 6, 2023 10:00 am

Tel Aviv’s long-awaited light rail system is finally opening — but not on Shabbat

By Deborah Danan August 17, 2023 8:18 am

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