Religion

Doug Emhoff installed mezuzahs at the Vice President’s Residence. What happens to them when he moves out, or up?

The second gentleman was the first Jew ever to live in the residence.

Isaiah Rothstein, Orthodox rabbi focused on diversity and inclusion, takes the helm at Greenpoint Shul

Leading his first congregation, the public affairs advisor for Jewish Federations of North America hopes to play “a spiritual, emotional, healing kind of role.”

Why some synagogues are screening ‘Legend of Destruction,’ a 2021 film about the Second Temple, on Tisha B’Av this year

The film, which includes voiceovers from Oscar Isaac and Evangeline Lilly, has found new relevance after Oct. 7.

Meet the teenaged girl who read the Talmud in just 2.5 years, flouting gender and speed norms

Illustration of two men studying texts in prison

2 incarcerated men wanted to convert to Judaism. This rabbi helped them do it.

How the war in Gaza is changing the Jewish summer camp experience for counselors and campers

A Jewish couple was barred from adopting a child through a Christian agency. They’re now the face of an anti-Project 2025 campaign.

A new Shazam-style bot will identify Shlomo Carlebach’s melodies

Tzipi Yudkin, the mother of fallen soldier Yisrael Yudkin, pushed for the traditional Hebrew abbreviation to be inscribed on his gravestone. (Screenshot)

As Israel debates drafting haredi Orthodox, bereaved families now allowed to add ‘May God avenge his blood’ to soldiers’ gravestones

Orthodox minor-league pitcher Jacob Steinmetz is eating kosher delivery, walking to the stadium on Shabbat — and staying focused on the game

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