Kamala Harris’ backers say she understands Jews and Israel. Her critics fear her stance on Gaza. Progressives in the Democratic Party say they hope Harris’ elevation means a leftward shift on Israel policy. Those who know Harris say her support for Israel is longstanding. By Ron Kampeas July 22, 2024 7:58 pm
These Jewish Boy Scouts saved a man’s life on the flight home from a 100-mile mountain trek For the teens, the episode on the airplane epitomized what they had joined the Boy Scouts to do: model upstanding behavior as well as Jewish values. July 22, 2024 7:10 pm
What Jews should know about the Kamala Harris veepstakes One scenario could mean that the vice presidential candidate, his wife and the presidential candidate’s husband are all Jewish. July 22, 2024 5:21 pm
Biden’s exit positions Doug Emhoff to become the first Jewish White House spouse By Ben Sales July 22, 2024 7:19 am
Joe Biden ends campaign, endorses Kamala Harris, as talks to end Israel-Hamas war enter critical phase By Ron Kampeas July 21, 2024 3:49 pm
Meet the teenaged girl who read the Talmud in just 2.5 years, flouting gender and speed norms By Jackie Hajdenberg July 19, 2024 4:45 pm
Suspect in killing of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll cleared of premeditated murder but could face 2nd trial By Jackie Hajdenberg July 19, 2024 11:16 am
Donald Trump accepts party nomination after a week in which Israel was extolled and isolationists were given center stage By Ron Kampeas July 19, 2024 12:58 am
2 incarcerated men wanted to convert to Judaism. This rabbi helped them do it. By Andrew Lapin July 18, 2024 10:00 am