Traditional Jewish ceremonies, like Christian ones, marked a woman’s transition from daughter to wife − going from her parents to her husband. But there are creative ways to reflect gender equality ...

Why is there a Jewish practice to bury prayer books and other texts that contain God's name? A rabbi offers the mystical answer.

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Music festivals and concerts have long been celebrated as spaces of unity and creativity. Yet, in recent years, these ...

In 2023, a branch of the Palestinian restaurant Ayat opened in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park, not far from where I live. The eatery trumpets its politics; the seafood section on the menu is headed “From the ...

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Jewish camps, JCCs, day schools, synagogues aren’t just legacy organizations. They are platforms for ownership.The post Ownership as a Jewish value: A call to reinvest in our communal future appeared ...

A London rabbi on how spreading a message of Jewish joy and pride means Chabad has grown from an insular Chasidic sect to the influential Jewish force it is today ...

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Muslim of South Asian origin, stunned political observers in dealing a crushing defeat to ...

Larry Hankin IJN associate editor, three awards; Steve Mark, IJN staff writer, two awards; Shana Goldberg, IJN assistant ...

June 25 marks a day when the world lost one of its brightest stars, Michael Jackson. Even years later, his music, dance moves ...