Tag: Judaism

Israel Defense Forces troops on Wednesday recited Birkat Ha’Ilanot, the seasonal blessing on blossoming fruit trees, in the Netzarim Corridor that splits the Gaza Strip. According to Jewish law, if one sees fruit trees budding...

The marvels of modern-day DNA testing have revealed another member of the Jewish people. He’s a man who had a swastika tattooed on his neck and whose life inspired a searing American crime drama about violent...

Until now, Kehot Publication Society—the Jewish publishing house with the largest active catalog—has had their warehouses, distribution centers and administrative offices scattered across the tri-state area. Now, with the recent acquisition of a 100,000-square-foot facility...

More than 450 Jewish executives and Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter denouncing the speech film director Jonathan Glazer gave at the Academy Awards ceremony on March 10 when accepting his Oscar for...

“Getting in has gotten easier, fitting in has not.” These were the words on a poster I first saw more than a dozen years ago. Accompanying these words was a picture of a young...

Given the prevalence of misinformation on social media and the one-sided reports in news outlets, it’s not unreasonable for some people to think that Zionism—the belief that Jews have a right to self-determination in...

Writer Jennifer Cox recently published an article about her decision to raise her family Jewish despite the outpouring of antisemitism since Oct. 7. The piece outlines many of the choices she and her husband have made...

Let’s begin with the old saying that reminds us: “It’s the Ten Commandments, not the Ten Suggestions.” This is much more than a joke. In fact, it is the foundation of our moral behavior. I understand...

I remember once teasing a friend whose birthday is on Tu B’Shevat, the New Year for Trees. I told him: “Make like a tree and grow up!” Tu B’Shevat, literally the 15th of the Hebrew month...

When Sasha Litnaitzky-Drutz and David Drutz of Toronto held their first soup-to-nuts Shabbat on Dec. 22, the guest of honor was 6,000 miles away. Now in their second year of marriage, the couple had been...