United States

Joel Osteen opens Houston megachurch to Jews whose synagogue was flooded

The televangelist came under fire during Harvey for not immediately opening the large and dry building to shelter those displaced by the hurricane and its floods.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is surprise Rosh Hashanah speaker at DC synagogue

The longtime Supreme Court justice told worshippers at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue that Jewish values have guided her while on the bench.

Patriots’ Robert Kraft ‘disappointed’ with Trump over clash with NFL players

Kraft, who is Jewish, is a long-time friend of President Donald Trump.

Bernie Sanders says US ‘complicit’ in Israel’s occupation of the Palestinians

Abbas at UN warns that two-state solution is in ‘jeopardy’

University of Maryland professor says she was fired for being pro-Israel

This US preschool is so Israeli it may as well be Tel Aviv

Iran’s president says security for Israel is ‘not possible,’ pleads for nuclear deal

As Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico, synagogues cancel Rosh Hashanah services

Charleston murderer Dylann Roof can’t fire his Jewish and Indian attorneys, court rules

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