Local pulpit rabbis on Israel: ‘We don’t give up on family’
A New York City rabbi recently made national headlines when he announced that, as an act of protest against extremists in the government of...
Why does Israel demolish houses after terrorist attacks?
Less than a hour after a terror attack in eastern Jerusalem on Feb. 10 killed three people, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a...
In Haifa, a university serves as a base for Arab-Jewish coexistence — and a...
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Larry Luxner | JTA
HAIFA — On a recent chilly morning, six Israeli Druze women gathered in a room at the University of Haifa library...
Growing number of young Jews turning to service to express their Jewish values
Janu Mendel, the Southeast regional director of Repair the World, tends to vegetation at a local community farm in Miami. (Courtesy of Repair the...
Could ancient wheat be the solution to the world’s food crisis?
By Elana Shap
A quarter of the world’s food comes from just one crop. It grows abundantly in Russia and Ukraine, but war has obstructed...
Some Jewish groups are quiet on far-right extremists’ election in Israel
Few of the American Jewish groups who would not speak out about the prospect of extremists in government before Israel’s elections have done so...
In a rarity, Azerbaijan, a Muslim-majority republic, hosts Jewish festival with global reach
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By Larry Luxner
BAKU, Azerbaijan — It’s a Muslim country that’s friendly toward Jews. It has an ancient culture virtually free of antisemitism...
With $73 million and counting, this organization is the backbone of the Jewish aid...
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By Larry Luxner
Almost as soon as Russia’s bombs began falling in Ukraine, prompting millions of Ukrainians to flee the war zone, Jewish aid groups...
Over 75,000 immigrants later, aliyah organization is about a lot more than charter flights
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By Larry Luxner
Erica Weintraub, 18, long had dreamed of immigrating to Israel and joining the Israel Defense Forces. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Weintraub...
On the bus with the army of pro-Israel TikTok influencers
By Deborah Danan
A group of fired-up 20-somethings crush together in the aisle of the bus, singing at the top of their lungs, “WE’RE GOING...
