Religion

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

Rockets from Lebanon ignited fires in Israeli forests that burned unchecked.

Swanky, secular Shabbat parties keep popping up in NYC

Pickle martinis, members-only events, Fashion Week mashups — every Friday night is special at these new-school Shabbat dinners.

This rabbi-in-training wants every Jew to know how to use Narcan, the life-saving drug that reverses opioid overdose

As the founder of Selah, a Brooklyn-based Jewish community for people in recovery, Arielle Krule aims to train 2,000 people this year to use the emergency medicine.

LA Jews are all mourners now — experiencing both the grief and hope our tradition understands

A rabbi stands at a podium during a Holocaust memorial event

A South Carolina rabbi’s Holocaust memorial speech was pulled from public TV for being too ‘political’

Hebrew Union College sells its Greenwich Village building to NYU for $75 million

Anglican church kicks out priest who mimicked Elon Musk’s Nazi-like salute at pro-life convention

These are all the rabbis who have spoken at US presidential inaugurations

First-ever Solomon Schechter day school in North America goes Orthodox

Elissa Slotkin sworn into Senate on Reform movement women’s Torah commentary

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