Religion

A tiny New Mexico Jewish community is trying to buy back its historic synagogue building

Founded at the dawn of the railroad, the first synagogue in the New Mexico Territory may soon be returning to Jewish ownership.

This High Holiday season, a Twitter ‘Repentance Bot’ wants to teach people how to apologize for real

But the bot does more than name and shame — it’s meant to help people improve the way they apologize to each other.

Are too many Germans converting to Judaism? The debate is roiling Germany’s Jewish community.

A prominent cantor was dismissed from her synagogue after publishing a column titled, “Why the increasing number of converts is a problem for Judaism.”

This Romanian rabbi spent 7 years translating the Torah into Romanian — even though he moved away

Judge stalls a call for ‘regime change’ at America’s oldest synagogue

He captured rare images of Jewish life in Iran. Then he fled, fearing for his safety.

Yeshiva University asks Supreme Court to weigh in on fight over LGBT student club

After extended campaign, Jewish community buys back Montana’s first synagogue from Catholic Diocese

CNN is airing a special on antisemitism. Here’s your guide to what it will cover.

Exiled Ukrainian oligarch said he placed Jewish death curse against Vladimir Putin

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