New York

The New York Jewish Week is the home of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s New York coverage.

Sign up here to get a daily email with New York City Jewish news.

El Al’s Parchment Passenger

For the last three years, El Al had a new crew — a crew of Torah scribes. In Israel, the United States and France, sofrim wrote the Hebrew letters and assisted members of the international Jewish community who also wrote letters, in a Torah scroll Israel’s national airline had commissioned. Dedicated last week, in an […]

Advertisement

Ideas

Immigration Reform Is A Moral And Religious Duty

Our Jewish story is one of migration. Our Jewish American story is one of receiving safe refuge on this nation’s shores. From our seminal Exodus saga to our waves of aliyah, we are a people who know the feeling of being expelled and freed, welcomed and rejected. Today in America, we Jews experience the freedom […]

From The West Side To The Far East

I live on the tiny island of Okinawa, Japan, but it often feels like much of my life is still taking place in the States. I have worked hard to create a life for myself in Okinawa, but — even after living there for almost 18 months — it’s still sometimes surprising to me how […]

Biscayne Boulevard Rising

ZOA Regains Tax-Exempt Status

Immigration Reform Is Moral And Religious Duty

Angelina’s `Jewish Gene’

Feeling Alienated From Joy

Questions For Gringras

On Praying At Romemu

Load More

Advertisement