I’m a passionate Zionist. But a man has his limits, and while I’ll gladly defend checkpoints, settlements and exploding pagers, I draw the line at Netta Barzilai impersonating a chicken ...

On Thanksgiving morning, as volunteers gathered at Congregation Shearith Israel for the synagogue’s 11th annual “packathon,” they also marked a new milestone: Their synagogue was opening a kosher food ...

In 2024, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History took big steps toward becoming a Smithsonian institution. The United States Congress passed a bill, signed in December by ...

Kicked out Big Brother contestant George Gilbert has claimed he is not allowed back for the finale – on or off screen – in an angry social media post. The 23-year-old parish councillor stirred up ...

You’re right that conservatives ought to purge the anti-Jewish “poison” in their ranks because allowing it to fester “would cost Republicans elections and endanger the country” (“The New Right’s New ...

New York City Jewish organizations grappling with anti-Israel Zohran Mamdani’s stunning mayoral victory Tuesday night have vowed to hold the mayor-elect “fully accountable.” “Tonight the quiet ...

Season 1 of the hit Netflix rom-com caught heat for its portrayal of Judaism, Jewish women in particular. With Season 2 now out, viewers are watching closely. Members of Rabbi Danny Stein’s Jewish ...

In the Netflix show, Joanne is called a ‘shiksa’ – a disparaging term that’s used to describe a non-Jewish girl or woman. It’s said with some vengeance by Bina (Tovah Feldshuh), Noah’s mum, who makes ...

This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, our daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayor’s race. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. There are 20 days to the ...