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THE WRITER and fellow activists attend the March for Israel event at the National Mall in Washington, in November 2023.

Why I chose to run under Kol Israel in the WZC elections

By ALLEGRA LEVONE

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (right) speaks with Shin Bet head Ronen Bar at a state ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem last October, marking the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack.

Liberal Jews in the diaspora should also take part in shaping Israel's identity

Pro-Palestinian students celebrate reaching a deal with the administration at Brown University, bringing an end to their encampment, in Providence, Rhode Island on April 30, 2024.

American Jewish students, alumni decry ‘weaponization of antisemitism’ across country

By Grace Gilson/JTA

Illustrative image of Chabad emissary to the United Arab Emirates, Rabbi Zvi Kogan

Wife of murdered Chabad rabbi gives birth to daughter

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

PROTESTERS MARCH outside the USAID building in Washington last week after Elon Musk announced that work is underway to shut down the US foreign aid agency. USAID embodies the soft power of the United States and dismantling it contradicts the concept of ‘American exceptionalism,’ the writer argues.

Orthodox rabbis call on Trump admin. to restore USAID funding, respect 'sanctity of life'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

An illustrative image of a Passover Seder table.

Passover retreats don’t have to be a spiritual and communal exodus

By RABBI YOSIE LEVINE/JTA

Noam Bedein with his hosts.

Rekindling the forgotten exploits, daring of Sephardi-Portuguese in the Caribbean

By NOAM BEDEIN

PUPILS AT the Epstein School in Atlanta: Jewish day school alumni consistently report stronger ties to their Jewish identity, a deeper connection to Israel, and greater participation in Jewish life during their college years, says the writer.

The Educational Choice Act is a breakthrough for Jewish education access in US

By KAREN TANDY

Ben Platt attends a discussion of his album "Honeymind" at 92NY on Oct. 9, 2024, in New York City.

Ben Platt says his identity ‘not defined' by Israel, voices support for fellow Jewish actor

By Grace Gilson/JTA

Items donated to a Judaica drive staged for Los Angeles fire victims included shofars, seder plates and mezuzahs.

What I learned about American Jews while collecting Judaica for LA fire victims

By Rachel Steinhardt/JTA

People take part in a protest to mark 100 days since the start of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza during a march in London, Britain, January 13, 2024.

London police: Order for local Jews to stay home is fake news

By MICHAEL STARR

Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Athletes of Israel look on as the Eiffel Tower is seen from aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine during the opening ceremony.

French ministers decry Nanterre graffiti calling for Jewish union 'out of our universities'

By MICHAEL STARR

Dennis Gaitsgory at the award ceremony on April 5, 2025 in Santa Monica.

Israeli-American mathematician Gaitsgory scoops $3m Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

PEOPLE PROTEST in Berlin outside Humboldt University in support of Israel and against antisemitism, in October. The charge that Israel is perpetrating a genocide is culturally rooted, springing from antisemitic tropes, Cold War politics, and settler-colonial academic theory, insists the writer.

Prosecutors: Assault of non-Jew by Gazan, Lebanese men in Berlin was antisemitic

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A hand places a ballot paper into a ballot box.

Revelations of likely voter fraud spark call for consequences in World Zionist Congress election

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA

Bellamy Bellucci: The pro-Israel advocate breaking every mold and defending every truth.

Bellamy Bellucci: The outspoken activist defying Israel’s critics, antisemites

By BATYA LEVINTHAL

Protesters in support of Palestinians stand at an encampment, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at McGill University’s campus in Montreal, Quebec, Canada May 2, 2024.

McGill University to cut ties with student union after anti-Israel strike and class blockades

By MICHAEL STARR

Participants of the AUJS Leadership Development Program pose for a group photo, January 2025.

Fighting antisemitism is important, fostering Jewish leadership is crucial

By TOBIAS SIEGAL