Religion

Children in Israel and beyond are dressing as Batman for Purim to honor the slain Bibas brothers

Ariel Bibas, who was 4 when he was abducted on Oct. 7 and was killed in captivity, was a major Batman fan.

By Philissa Cramer March 13, 2025 8:59 am

Passover requires tons of eggs. Amid the avian flu, what’s a Jew to do?

Eggs are expensive and often not available — just as the very eggy holiday looms.

March 7, 2025 2:11 pm

A new Hasidic community grows in Brownsville, Brooklyn

Fleeing high housing prices in Crown Heights, some adherents of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement are moving further east to the formerly Jewish, now predominantly African-American neighborhood.

March 6, 2025 1:09 pm

A Purim-themed circus is coming to town

By Jackie Hajdenberg March 5, 2025 5:57 pm

Michelle Trachtenberg’s Jewish family reportedly declines autopsy for religious reasons

By Philissa Cramer February 28, 2025 4:53 pm

Kalb, center, leads a crowd of Jewish Deadheads in prayer at Citi Field's Jackie Robinson Rotunda on June 21, 2023. (Courtesy)

Most American Jews say they rarely or never pray, new poll finds

By Philissa Cramer February 27, 2025 4:06 pm

Ideas

Hamas has made me hate. How can I pray for peace?

By Rabbi Marc Katz February 25, 2025 3:04 pm

DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for comments about Jews, women

By Andrew Lapin February 19, 2025 6:13 pm

Burned trees, traumatized animals: Nature is revealing the unseen effects of Israel’s wars

By Deborah Danan February 12, 2025 11:28 am

Swanky, secular Shabbat parties keep popping up in NYC

By Jackie Hajdenberg February 7, 2025 3:29 pm

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