Berkeley's New Lehrhaus has brought L.A.'s Yiddishkayt, the largest Yiddish cultural institution in the West, under its wing.

In New York, Maine, Michigan and more, antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment are driving high-stakes contests.

Handwritten calendars, prayer books, and testimonies at Yad Vashem show how Jewish life and tradition endured during the ...

A branch of Hasidic Judaism, with roots in 18th century Eastern Europe, is spreading throughout the Chicago suburbs and ...

The Jewish presence in Armenia dates back nearly two millennia, to the period of pagan Armenia. According to historical ...

American Jewish University (AJU) has named Amy Latzer its new chief operating officer, a pivotal role that will help power ...

Weiss appeared to be the first female Orthodox mayor in the United States.

The two bystanders have been identified as Boris Gurman, 69, and his wife Sofia, 61, a Russian-Jewish couple who lived in Bondi. The Gurmans were fatally shot in the attack and were the first victims ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...

Hanukkah is right around the corner. The Jewish community celebrates this eight-day holiday in December of every year. There is no specific date in which Hanukkah starts every year because the holiday ...

Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, will begin at sundown on Sunday, December 14, 2025. The holiday lasts for eight days, concluding after sundown on Monday, December 22, 2025. Hanukkah's dates ...

As partisan battles rage and courts wrangle proposals, the relentless pace of the calendar will force states to act — or land in murky legal ground. By Nick Corasaniti Ashley Wu and Taylor Robinson ...