Ideas This day of communal Kaddish, enacted after the Holocaust, is just right for this moment The Tenth of Tevet is not just a fast day mourning the destruction of the temple but a day to mourn those for whom the date of death is unknown. By Rabbi Avital Hochstein and Rabbi Elie Kaunfer December 21, 2023 7:20 pm
Conservative movement suspends its Israel gap-year program, citing budget woes and ‘recruitment challenges’ This year’s Nativ program launched only after an urgent fundraising appeal last spring. December 21, 2023 1:19 pm
Churches in Israel and the West Bank are canceling Christmas celebrations due to the war A consortium of Christian leaders in Jerusalem asked Christians “to stand strong with those facing such afflictions by this year foregoing any unnecessarily festive activities.” December 19, 2023 10:43 am
Suspect arrested in antisemitic attack outside Washington, DC synagogue By Andrew Lapin December 18, 2023 11:22 am
A leading Religious Zionist rabbi says Israelis have reconnected with Judaism after Oct. 7. He hopes it will stick. By Ben Sales December 18, 2023 10:00 am
Menorahs across the US are vandalized as Jewish communities celebrate Hanukkah amid a spike in antisemitism By Jacob Gurvis December 14, 2023 5:57 pm
From Kibbutz Be’eri to the White House, menorahs retrieved from Oct. 7 wreckage light up for Hanukkah By Jackie Hajdenberg December 14, 2023 6:36 am
‘All about light overcoming darkness’: How US Jews are celebrating Hanukkah with Israel at war By Jacob Gurvis December 7, 2023 4:53 pm
Ideas We need a do-over for the last 2 months. Hanukkah is made for the moment. By Rabbi Eric Woodward December 7, 2023 3:44 pm
A Jewish dad says he’s afraid to light a menorah this Hanukkah. So he’s asking non-Jews to display them in solidarity. By Jacob Gurvis December 6, 2023 12:01 pm