Chanukah is a holiday that takes over everything. The pantry overflows with bottles of oil and baking ingredients at the ready, kids decorate the house with dreidels and chocolate gelt coins, the … more

A couple of friends joined me on Oscar night for ice cream and snacks in front of the TV. As brief Oscar acceptance speeches wore on, along came the “craziest” acceptance speech of … more

With an eye on the eventual reopening of shuls, the Orthodox Union and the Rabbinical Council of America issued a detailed statement on Friday afternoon listing 13 “principles that should … more

The Hebrew Academy of Nassau County menahel, Rabbi Shlomo Adelman, announced as the high school’s valedictorian and salutatorian two students who “embody the core values of our … more

The weeks before, during and after Shavuot were unlike any other for two northern New Jersey rabbis. Rabbi Ezra Frazer of Teaneck and Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman of Rutherford spent the holiday in … more

Jews’ share of the population of Europe is as low now as it was 1,000 years ago and is declining even further, according to a landmark demographic study published last … more

Now that you’ve assumed office as our representative, my blessings for your success. I continue, however, to be deeply concerned — upset by your stance on Israel. Most recently, your criticism of Israel for not vaccinating … more

Rep. Ritchie Torres, whose 15th Congressional District includes the South Bronx, is a progressive Democrat who supports Israel. Unlike Riverdale’s Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who’s joined the … more

Three years ago last week, on Oct. 27, we awoke to a world of our ancestors. In the breadth of Jewish history, the names Odessa, Warsaw, Kishinev, Kiev and Hebron represent the unspeakable … more

Comedian and third-generation Hadassah member Judy Gold will host “Hadassah and Jerusalem: United Forever,” next Wednesday, June 1. The event will commemorate Yom Yerushalayim on … more