Politics

Supreme Court ruling in Sabbath accommodation case has far-reaching consequences for observant Jews

Jewish groups that do not often line up on the same side of church-state issues before the court were of a single voice in this case.

House and Senate invite Israeli President Isaac Herzog to speak to Congress

Herzog’s state visit is unusual in that it comes before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has scored an invitation.

Progressive Democrats seek to stall Israel’s entry into a coveted visa waiver program

Signatories says Muslim and Palestinian Americans, including Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, have been “profiled” and blocked from entering Israel.

Orthodox Jews marching with pro-LGBTQ signs

An NJ town took down Pride flags at the request of 2 synagogues — then put them back up

Pittsburgh trial: Defense claims synagogue shooter has brain abnormalities

How Jewish activists are campaigning for reproductive rights, one year after Dobbs

Daniel Korski, rising Jewish star in UK Conservative Party, accused of groping woman

Sentencing phase begins in trial of Pittsburgh synagogue gunman

New York City Mayor Eric Adams forms first-ever Jewish Advisory Council

Germany’s far-right AfD party scores first district victory, alarming Jewish leaders

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