2016 presidential elections

Tim Kaine visits Touro Synagogue, takes shot at Donald Trump

Kaine, on a campaign swing, wrote on his Facebook page that "we stumbled on" the site, the country's oldest synagogue.

Jared Kushner once broke up with Ivanka Trump over ‘religion issue’

Before she converted to Judaism, Ivanka wasn't the daughter-in-law Kushner's Orthodox philanthropist parents had in mind, The New Yorker reports.

Ideas

How Mike Pence, Trump’s VP pick, supports traditional Jewish values

Opposition to Pence is an indication of how far many Jewish Americans have strayed over recent years from core Jewish beliefs, write two officers of an Indiana Jewish and Israel advocacy group.

Ideas

Why Tim Kaine, Clinton’s VP pick, is good for Israel and Jewish values

Politics

Evan McMullin, independent candidate for president, studied in Israel

Politics

Jill Stein officially nominated Green Party candidate for US president

Israel

Donald Trump supporters launch push for American ‘swing state’ votes in Israel

Culture

Peddling pierogies: A Jewish caterer takes on a Republican Party (convention)

Politics

Ivanka Trump’s rabbi withdraws from Republican convention

Politics

Trump picks pro-Israel stalwart Mike Pence as running mate

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