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Birthright Israel participants

Birthright Israel works: Alumni are more Jewishly active than their peers, study finds

 A silhouette of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, is displayed near a flag of the state of Israel on a building in Jerusalem.

Modern Zionism: Embracing complexity, building a shared future

By Rakefet Ginsberg
 A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign, as they take part in a protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Turkey, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Istanbul, November 4, 2023.

Poor, frustrated antisemites: Truth, history must take second place to outrage

 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media while standing in front of a portrait of Theodore Herzl, the father of modern Zionism, during a visit to the Independence Hall in Tel Aviv October 14, 2010.

It is time for a new vision of Zionism

By Gadi Hitman
A JEWISH FAMILY gathers after lighting Shabbat candles.

How are the dynamics of Jewish family life always shifting?

 A religious Orthodox Israeli Jew in a prayer shawl (tallit) is seen praying while keeping a smartphone in front of him.

This week in Jewish history: When Egypt said all Jews are 'Zionists'

By Steven Drucker
 BRITISH MEDIA influencer Zach Margolin on a previous visit to Israel.

Zach Margs's viral comedy unites Jewish identity, Israeli culture

 Jewish Americans and supporters of Israel gather in solidarity with Israel and protest against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, during a rally on the National Mall in Washington, U.S, November 14, 2023

Antisemitic attacks, incidents spike around the world in year after October 7

 Dan Morgenstern, seen in 2012, was director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University’s Newark campus.

Jewish Life Stories: The Holocaust survivor who fell in love with jazz

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
 The Israeli flag.

Finding divine humanity amid Israel-Palestine rifts to navigate conflict with compassion

By Rabbi Irwin Keller/JTA
 TERRY NEWMAN: ‘The 21st century will become known as the “Jewish century.”’

BINA – the home of Israeli Judaism

 Jacob Goldstein, an Australian physician and child of Holocaust survivors, and his daughter Elissa.

Jewish Life Stories: A refusenik who found literary freedom in America, and a refugee-cum-surgeon

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

 BENEFACTORS OF Hadassah Hospital are listed on a glass plaque.

What does Jewish ethics say about naming buildings after donors?

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

 Yael Foundation CEO Chaya Yosovich at the 2024 conference Gala.

Post-October 7, teachers gather to secure the future of Jewish education