Judaism

NYC Council member Chaim Deutsch sent a letter to President Obama asking for last-minute clemency for Sholom Rubashkin before he leaves office.

The start of a new life in Israel, "a strong and independent country," is a rescue for olim from Ukraine.

Obviously, now it's time for Rabbi Pearl's people at Zomet to come up with a gramma version of Zoom.

PM Netanyahu says Israel is cutting funds to five UN agencies for a start, and is reevaluating its relationship with the world body.

All the way back in 1970, Rav Yosef Ber Soloveitchik called on Yeshiva University to reverse its “non-sectarian” trend.

Banning Jewish circumcisions used to be anti-Semitic. Today it is called a “violation of human rights.” Why aren’t there protests for children’s rights to watch porno and get sick on junk food?

British Jews are outraged over the internal Labour Party inquiry results on racism and anti-Semitism among the ranks.

The Council of Europe has climbed down from along and weak limb by issuing a letter that in effect neutralizes a resolution by its...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visited the British Library in London Thursday night and viewed the original Balfour Declaration, in which...

It’s not yet clear how officials will handle the issue of closure with the Islamic prayer times at the site.

Arab delegates insist Jewish participants are "Israeli", close down summit until Judenrein

It has taken close to 40 years to generate lab-grown human hair follicles.

Watching as part of American Jewry takes one more step away...

Rabbi Mordechai Rosenberg, who was accused last week of botching a circumcision of an 8-day-old boy who was rushed to the hospital after his...

Several hundred women dare to pray near the Western Wall where they usually are prohibited. Several hundred men also are there. Women of the Wall? No. Meet the Women of the Temple Mount.

With one voice, they sang the declaration of ultimate faith in the coming of Moshiach Tzidkenu, the Messiah, who is expected by Jews at any moment.

Weinstein decided there will be soccer league games in Israel this Shabbat, despite a ruling by Labor Court Judge Ariela Glitzr Katz to the contrary.

It's a fascinating—and rare—case in which the rights of an individual to a speedy trial clash with the identity of the Jewish state.

A 15th century printed book of the Torah fetched a record $3.87 million at an auction in Paris. Three buyers attempted to outbid each other...

Jewish schools and synagogues in Britain were warned to tighten security this week following last weekend's terror attacks in Copenhagen.

“There can be no equivocation when it comes to rejecting Nazism, white supremacy, and antisemitism."

His mission was to have vodka produces from the seven species of the land of Israel - figs, dates, pomegranate, wheat, barley, olive and grapes.

President Rivlin says in a video message: "It is no coincidence that the symbol of…Israel is the Menorah, the symbol of Jewish independence, which lights our path."

The Adelsons are having dinner at the White House with America's First Couple and a source says Israel is on the agenda.

The idea of “One Rabbi for One People” sounds lovely, but can Jews really get along with each other if they have nothing to argue about?

MK Zahalka argued that goats are actually good for the environment, as they thin out the forests, making them easier to control in case of a fire.

In case the Temple is rebuilt, consider this [Tisha B’Av] document null and void.

Frankly, this ruling revealed what an intellectual asset Justice Alex Stein has been to the Supreme Court, and how it takes a calm, conservative thinker to express liberal values the way they were intended by the 18th century's great thinkers.

The ITIM religious services group is advocating for a change to Israel's mikvah laws that would allow a woman to immerse alone.

“You are young men and women who overcome obstacles. I would even say that each one of you is a hero!”