Should Jewish philanthropy focus more on helping needy Jewish people? Jack Wertheimer, a history professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary, raises this question in an opinion article in Commentary ...

The American Jewish Congress will not be deterred from its purpose of convoking the Jewish World Conference in Geneva in August, says an official statement issued here by the leaders of the American ...

While it’s true that a formal Zionist movement came into existence in the late 19th century, that movement was a ...

As we begin the new Torah cycle, let’s take a moment to contemplate the deeper purpose of Torah. Some may refer to the Torah as a history book; others may think of it as a book of law or a source of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- This year, the evening of Wednesday, January 24, corresponds to the fifteenth day of the Jewish month of Shevat, which signifies a lesser known but fascinating Jewish holiday known ...

JERUSALEM — Many of the refugees milling about the lobby of a Jerusalem hotel one recent morning had endured harrowing journeys from Ukraine and in many cases were forced to leave close family members ...

Complacency has a habit of making intelligent people look like fools. In 1909, Norman Angell published The Great Illusion, which, (to quote John Keegan) “had demonstrated, to the satisfaction of ...

Have you ever felt like everything worthwhile in life eventually fades? The energy of youth fades into old age, the excitement of beginnings fades into routine, the inspiration of a new goal fades ...

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Hamas' horrific attacks against Israel over the past weekend invoke a "historic connection" to past persecution of Jews, according to a top official at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The attacks, ...

PORTO, Portugal (JTA) — In an apartment overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, 95-year-old Marilyn Flitterman habitually sits at her piano to play tunes by George Gershwin and Irving Berlin — long ago ...