The time is just after the defeat of Nazi Germany. Two Orthodox Jews disembark from a train at a rural station in Soviet-occupied Hungary and, after offloading a heavy bag, they begin a silent, … more

Recognizing it is easier to influence those who are prone to be natural supporters of the Jewish state than it is to sway journalists who cover the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with a perceived … more

An estimated 200 protesters assembled last Wednesday outside the Center for Jewish History to protest the appointment of David Myers as its new president. The rally was organized by Americans For … more

The American Jewish Historical Society has canceled two events associated with a Jewish group that supports the BDS movement. The decision to cancel the events came from a small portion of the … more

The Orthodox Union is founding its own division to advance women as congregational leaders, as well as to promote Jewish study and communal participation for women in Modern Orthodoxy. The … more

His name was Shachar, which means the dawn, and the joke was with him around it was always dawn, because he blotted out the sun. He was a massive fellow, and watching him squeeze into the … more

After the jokes of Bereshit sermons fade away — “And G-d uttered, zul zayn azoy, and it was so,” or “And G-d created the heavens and the earth and all the rest was made in … more

First graders at Shulamith School for Girls got close to some of the animals Noach brought into his tayva, at Green Meadows Farm in Queens. They enjoyed hay rides, pony rides, milking the cows and … more

Yeshiva of South Shore’s Hollander Early Childhood Center engaged their youngest talmidim in exciting activities to celebrate Parshas Noach. After Rabbi Eli Herzberg demonstrated the size … more

Students at Rambam Mesivta High School were prepared for New York Times best-selling author Edwin Black. When Black asked questions during his hour-and-a-half presentation on the Balfour Declaration, … more