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Pew’s Religious Landscape Study Shows There Are US Jews and Then There Are Committed...

The less money US Jews have, the more likely they are to adhere to their religious faith.

8 Points I Repeat Every Seder, All of Them I stole from Others, Time...

As one gets older, one notices that every Passover Seder one repeats about the same notions at specific spots while one's family don't seem to mind.

On Its Centennial, KKL-JNF Archive Offers Unforgettable Historic Chanukah Images

The Archive is celebrating its centennial with these rare black & white photos showing the Jews of the Land of Israel as they celebrate the holiday around the country.

Leading Market Researcher Sees 4% Growth in Global Kosher Food Industry

The increasing prevalence of lactose intolerance is one of the key factors driving the growth of the kosher food industry.

Hillel Director Engaged to Ordained Christian Minister, If We Don’t Like It We Must...

By a show of hands, how many of our readers believe a Christmas tree belongs in a Hillel house?

Minister Michaeli Wants Public Transportation on Shbbat – Most Religious Jews Don’t

Public transportation on Shabbat is a simple dispute that was turned into a symbol.

Steven Spielberg, Wife Kate Capshaw, Launch Jewish Story Partners Film Foundation

Jewish Story Partners supports independent films with fresh, nuanced perspectives on a diverse spectrum of Jewish experiences, histories, and cultures.

The Haggadah About Nothing and Other Jewish American Curiosities

We explored what zany, Jewish American Haggadahs are available on Amazon. We were not disappointed.

Watch: Man Snatches Shtreimel, Man Escapes with Stolen Shtreimel

The thief was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants. Needless to say, he would stand out should he walk the streets in his new shtreimel.

Tu BiShvat Starts Wednesday Night – Tasty and Mysterious

On Tu BiShvat 1890, Rabbi Ze'ev Yavetz, one of the founders of the Mizrachi movement, took his students to plant trees in Zichron Yaakov, just south of Haifa on the Mount Carmel.

NYC Mayoral Candidate Andrew Yang Against Circumcision, Supports 2-State Solution

“From what I’ve seen, the evidence on it being a positive health choice for the infant is quite shaky.”

New Project Brings Shabbat Home in 1,600 Cities Worldwide November 6-7

In a world reeling from a pandemic and a divisive U.S. election, the 7th annual international Shabbat Project offers unity, optimism, and a much-needed break from the 24-hour news cycle.

Rebbetzin Malka Piotrkowski: We should Reexamine Prohibition of Touching During Nida

"When giving birth, the touch is a mixture of affection and support, when halachically the woman is Nida."

Mikvah for Female Corona Patients Operating Under the Radar in Jerusalem

"The Home Front Command was here and they themselves take women out of the Corona hotels and bring them to us."

Pesach Cleaning

All around Israel, the country is being cleaned before the upcoming Passover holiday, like never before in history.

Watch: Bring Them Home – A Call to Diaspora Jewry from Rabbi Abraham Twerski

The series – and the organization – is entitled, ‘Bring Them Home.’ This is the first video.

President Rivlin at Haaretz Conference: Judaism Needs the Media

"Regrettably, the press, who contributed so much to this discourse, is moving away from it."

Reform Clergy Cycles to Auschwitz in ‘Ride for the Living’

The "inspiring one-day, 60-mile bike ride from Auschwitz-Birkenau to JCC Krakow" takes place during the Jewish Culture Festival.

European Rabbis Demand Jewish Emoji

Smiley face, confused cat, broccoli.

Israeli Rabbis Clash over Women’s Pants

"Two problems arise in the wearing of trousers by women: the prohibition against women wearing men's cloths, and a lack of modesty."

Jewish Groups Rebuke Tottenham Fans for Calling Themselves ‘Yid Army’

The Jewish Tottenham fans use the term as an in-your-face against their opponents who use similar terms as a form of racism and anti-Semitism.

When Hanukkah Marked the War Between Jewish Left and Jewish Faith

A miracle did not take place for us / A can of oil we did not find.

Survey: More Israelis Light Hanukkah Candles, But More Americans Think It’s an Important Holiday

Most Israeli Jews partake in several Hanukkah activities, such as eating sufganiyot (doughnuts) and latkes (79%) and giving Hanukkah gelt (64%).

Chief Rabbi Condemns ‘Will You Marry Me’ Ritual: It Might Mean You Just Got...

The chief rabbi warned about the risk of such declarations leading to the desecration of married women.

A First: Sukkah at UK Foreign Office in London

The sukkah was erected by a group of foreign office employees from various departments and diverse backgrounds, which is dedicated to promoting religion and faith.

Police Arrest Jew who Blew Shofar on Temple Mount on Rosh Hashana

Puah managed to sneak his shofar into the Temple Mount compound and kept blowing it until he was arrested.

IDF Soldier Who Didn’t Know the Weekly Parsha Forced to Shave, Clean Latrines

After the soldier demanded to be tried in a military court, he was ostracized and expelled from the training, and now his job is to wash toilets at the base.

Great Jewish American Playwright Neil Simon Dead at 91

Simon did not write about Jewish subjects, but much of his work was rooted in New York Jewish life.

The Grieving Habits of Israeli Jews

Four percent of Israeli Jews (almost two hundred and fifty thousand) say they visit the Western Wall on Tisha B'Av.

The Mezuzah Can Stay

The French tenants association demanded the elderly couple remove their Mezuzah from the door.

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