Schneur Zalman Newfield knows as well as anyone what it takes to leave Orthodoxy. In his new memoir, Brooklyn Odyssey, he likens his transformation from Hasidic to secular to a butterfly’s ...

Sirens disrupt Jerusalem wedding, celebration moves to bomb shelter and continues. 'They try to destroy homes, and we are building.' ...

Belgium's government summoned U.S. Ambassador Bill White for consultations on Tuesday after he accused the country of antisemitism, intervening in a case involving three Jewish religious figures ...

JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill that would put the country’s Orthodox chief rabbinate in charge of the entire Western Wall in Jerusalem, raising fears among ...

No matter what happens when Israel’s bobsled team hits the ice next week at the 2026 Winter Olympics, team captain Adam “AJ” Edelman has already had a year for the history books. The 34-year-old ...

In a different era in New York, mayoral candidates focused on what was known as “The Three I’s“: Italy, Ireland and Israel. Fast forward to 2025, where in this year’s primary, the candidates all seem ...

Two female Israeli soldiers had to be rescued by police after being chased by a crowd of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men. Footage from the city of Bnei Brak showed the women running through streets strewn ...

Phylisa Wisdom says she is ready to show the world what “a real, progressive commitment to combating antisemitism” looks like. Wisdom is set to lead Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Office to Combat ...

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