In Arabic, the word is Farhud means “violent dispossession.” It’s a word the Jews of wartime Europe did not know, just as Holocaust was a word unfamiliar to the Jews of WWII … more

Two years ago I said enough was enough. My son had just taken a kilo of honey off the kitchen table, waved it around to show his siblings. Then he discovered that the lid was open. I arrived … more

The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America is calling on Congress to pass the Every Student Succeeds Act when it comes to the floor of the House of Representatives this week. This … more

Freshman, sophomores and juniors from the Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys of the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach participated in the school’s annual trip day in advance of Pesach. … more

Since being elected as the leader of the world’s roughly 1.2 billion Roman Catholics in 2013, Pope Francis has not shied away from breaking with traditional Catholic dogma by speaking his … more

We had an amazing experience as representatives of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls at the AIPAC Schusterman High School Summit in Washington along with 400 other attendees. This summit … more

JERUSALEM—Does Israel’s path to peace lie in its technology and cybersecurity sector? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thinks so — and he has a new acronym to prove … more

Several hundred people celebrated the 32nd anniversary of Yeshiva Kesser Torah Rabbinical College of Queens at a malave malka in the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills on motzei Shabbos, Jan. 14. Rosh … more

Israel and the U.S. share many values and traditions—including holding national days of commemoration for fallen soldiers. Yet there are sharp cultural differences marking … more

Our Torah learning tradition is based upon the teaching of the Torah text with commentary. Without the commentary of our sages, the Torah text, standing alone, would not be understood. This … more