3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (332+ words) Uman is a pilgrimage site that is visited by thousands of religious Israeli Jews annually, despite the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia and safety concerns pertaining to travel in the country. Breslov hasidim traditionally spend Rosh Hashanah at the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (684+ words) During the Hebrew year 5786, which comes to a close over the weekend, Magen David Adom marked 96 years of activity of engaging in life-saving activities....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1059+ words) Every year before Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish world turns inward for heshbon nefesh, an accounting of the soul. We examine our roots, our heritage, and the complicated cords that bind us as a people. For decades, the relationship between Israel…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (494+ words) “We don’t sit in boardrooms waiting to make decisions,” says Yael Eckstein, President and Global CEO of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ). “We’re boots on the ground. We can approve things in a second and identify new…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (356+ words) Looking for a slightly different way to start the new year? On the second day of Rosh Hashanah, on September 13, five Tashlich ceremonies will be held across the country, from Achziv Beach in the Western Galilee to Zikim Beach in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1033+ words) The New Jersey-born painter known only by her first name – Ma’ayan, Hebrew for “wellspring” – found the junction of her creative and spiritual journey in Jerusalem. On the creative side, she started art lessons at eight. As a young adult, she…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (192+ words) “Now we are asking to return Basimta Cafe to what it was intended to be: a calm, pleasant and open place for coffee, culture and dialogue,” said the CEO of Jews for Jesus, Eli Birnbaum....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1114+ words) Growing up in Phoenix, Arizona – having been born in Safed but leaving as a baby – Yosef Turtora knew he was Jewish but little more. Occasionally, his parents lit the menorah on Hanukkah, though they never considered Hebrew school and rarely…...