The FIDF (Friends of the Israel Defense Forces) brought 240 bereaved Israeli teens to the United States this summer through its signature Legacy Program, marking the 20th year of the program and its … more

For a group of determined Israelis, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, which rises 5,895 meters (19,341 feet), was only the most recent challenge they have had to overcome. Thirty-six … more

When a Jewish American moved his young family from the West Coast to Taiwan nearly eight years ago, the plan was to stay for two or three years. A job opportunity in the tech industry brought … more

On Friday night in Copenhagen, I went to Shabbat dinner. Nobody else there knew that’s what it was. There were no candles, no Kiddush, no challah. Instead, I found myself at Folkehuset … more

In a small museum in northern Azerbaijan sit two objects that tell a surprisingly long story. They are a pair of tefillin so tiny that the black boxes are barely a centimeter wide. During the Soviet … more

For years, a cheap airline ticket made the Jewish state feel almost European. An Israeli could fly to Warsaw for the weekend, a student in Milan could visit family in Israel, and a European Jew could … more

In 1711, a woman named Mariana Pequena stood before the Portuguese Inquisition in Lisbon, accused of secretly practicing Judaism. Born in Angola and later enslaved and taken to Brazil, she had … more

As Israel continues to face challenges on several fronts, it must also watch its relations with Egypt and Jordan, its two longest-standing peace partners. Both countries face domestic and … more

In an unprecedented move, Iran warned Syria against taking action against Hezbollah, an option President Donald Trump has raised on several occasions, arguing that Syria … more

SDEROT, Israel — It’s hard to believe that the population of this city, less than a mile from the border with Gaza and with less than 20 seconds to reach a bomb shelter if a rocket is fired from … more