Sunday Features

Meet J.D. Vance’s Jewish chief of staff, Jacob Reses

The New Jersey native interned for Hillary Clinton before his political trajectory shifted abruptly.

Israeli military vows to stop flow of donations to soldiers, even from their parents

At least one nonprofit is responding to the military crackdown with defiance, pledging to cover the legal expenses of soldiers arrested for accepting donations.

Sarah Levy’s great-grandfather faced a Yom Kippur rugby dilemma. She’s playing in the Paris Olympics.

Levy, who celebrated her bat mitzvah in Israel, was active in the San Diego Jewish community growing up.

This Jewish gynecologist saved hundreds of pregnant women’s lives in Auschwitz

How Gabrielle Zevin’s ‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow’ became an unlikely lightning rod in literary fights over the Israel-Hamas war

These Jewish Boy Scouts saved a man’s life on the flight home from a 100-mile mountain trek

Jewish leaders in Europe want to stay there despite pessimism about antisemitism, survey finds

What to expect when Benjamin Netanyahu comes to Washington

Andorra’s 73 Jews are proud of their tiny community. Just don’t call their home base a synagogue.

The third annual Satmar Business Expo in Edison, New Jersey, July 17, 2024. (Luke Tress)

How to succeed in business as a Hasidic Jew? A giant expo offers tips and networking

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