Mamdani confirmed he would not be attending, making him the first NYC mayor not to participate since 1964. However, an X/Twitter post from the time showed he attended in 2024.

Israel should not invoke citizenship when speaking about haredim.

"Very proud Zionist" Jeremy Jacobs sees antisemitic hatred growing in Britain, with fewer non-Jews confronting it as previous generations did.

We both started our relationship as devout Catholics. But over the past 30-plus years, I lost my faith and am now an atheist, while he remains a devout Catholic. We’ve learned to live with this ...

Until now, only Orthodox Jewish men in Israel have been allowed to take exams to become rabbis. After a long campaign, women ...

After years of court battles, Israel will allow women to take the exams men take to become rabbis. It is a step toward expanding women's leadership roles in Orthodox Judaism.

When I first met Ben Baader more than a decade ago, I was doing interviews for a PhD dissertation on the lives of transgender Jews with an Orthodox background. Orthodox Jewish life is deeply gendered.

In a room of over 100 orthodox women who are trained experts in death and dying, I felt alive and seen. Each of us, normally unable to share much with our loved ones about the losses we encounter ...

When dynamic, motivational Jewish speaker and author Sarah Pachter chose to give a TEDx talk about in-law relationships, she already knew the topic struck a nerve within the Jewish community. Years ...

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When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...