Who wants to be sick at a simcha? Carsickness and seasickness can certainly dampen one’s enthusiasm for doing anything and being anywhere. Children driven longer distances can arrive in an … more

Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate in the French presidential elections, said she would ban halal slaughter of animals if she is elected, along with any other method … more

During the 20th Maccabiah Games next month, about 7,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries will descend upon the Holy Land to join 2,500 Israeli athletes in the Olympic-style competition. Held … more

“Becoming Israeli,” an anthology edited by Akiva Gersh, narrates the hysterical, inspiring and challenging sides of immigrating to Israel.  The book unites the writing of 40 … more

Jewish college students returning after their summer break encountered a wave of swastika daubings and anti-Israel activity on campuses across the country—and there are signs the hostility may … more

    Ellen Koontz, a Kansas contract schoolteacher, is asking a federal judge — in a suit where a decision on a temporary restraing order is expected on Dec. 1 — to … more

It’s better here than there: That was the message of a panel of experts considering the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States and Europe. “It’s far from perfect,” said … more

HAFTR High School again hosted the annual Yeshiva League Model Congress, on, March 6. Students from 14 tri-state area schools convened at the Young Israel of Woodmere, including Central, DRS, Ezra … more

In another life, Kobi Frig would have been sitting behind vats of spices in Jerusalem’s bustling, labyrinthine Mahane Yehuda market, hawking paprika, zaatar and cinnamon like … more

Maxim Cohen was born in Morocco and made aliyah as child. He enlisted in the IDF, but left Israel with his parents after the Six-Day War to live in France. On Yom Kippur in 1973, … more