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Jewish Democrat Jeremy Moss defeats pro-Palestinian rival in Michigan primary

The Associated Press called the race for Moss after 74% of the vote had been counted, with him taking 49.2% of the vote, far outpacing his next-closest rival, pro-Palestinian attorney Aisha Farooqi.

An election worker holds an envelope containing ballot stubs at a polling station during the Michigan primary elections, in Detroit, Michigan.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Axelrod, Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Moldova.

Moldova hires first chief rabbi in 12 years, new chapter for revived Jewish community - interview

View of the Judean desert, in the West Bank, February 6, 2026.

Academic Israel vs Israel education

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

After Netanyahu, will the West finally understand why Israel exists? - opinion


No Jew’s freedom should come with a price tag - opinion

Many advocates have argued that, in several high-profile federal cases, Jewish defendants received disproportionately harsh sentences compared with similarly situated non-Jewish defendants.

Ari Teman

I left Germany looking for free speech and found it in a room full of Israelis, Arabs, and Iranians

In London, my instinct to filter my words slowly faded. I found myself speaking more freely than I had in years – not because everyone shared my views, but because I no longer had to soften them

 The Mediterranean Sea.

How global elites weaponize anti-Israel hostility to conceal misconduct and crime - opinion

For months, the global public was led to believe that Khan’s aggressive pursuit of arrest warrants against Israeli leadership was a principled stance on human rights.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

More than 10,000 Jewish singles set to take part in 'world's largest speed dating event'

"We are not just running an event. We are building a community, one date at a time," said one of the event's lead organizers.

An ad for a global speed-dating event following Tu B'Av, July 27, 2026.

The idol within: The false messiah arrives with a ring light - opinion

Babylon destroyed the First Temple after we desecrated the covenant. Rome destroyed the Second after we desecrated one another. We will destroy the chance of the Third if we desecrate truth itself.

An illustrative image of a ring light with a smartphone.

Rabbi shows interfaith relations in Azerbaijan at Religious Freedom Forum on Capitol Hill

Rabbi Zamir Isayev described Jewish communal life in Muslim-majority Azerbaijan during a Washington forum focused on religious freedom.

 Rabbi Zamir Isayev attends a religious freedom forum held on Capitol Hill, July 2026.

Tisha B'Av is not just about mourning but preserving the Jewish people - opinion

The Jewish people face a period of profound tumult. Elections loom in both Israel and the United States. Debates over security, democracy, and the balance of power have grown bitter.

An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av

Qatar working towards release of Jewish prisoners in Iran to improve US relations - report

Tehran has released foreign prisoners before, with one recent release being an American prisoner detained in Iran since 2024, KAN reported.

A Qatar flag in front of the Doha skyline on September 20, 2025.

Before Tisha B'Av: Lessons from Singapore and Japan for repairing Israeli society - opinion

Who is wise? One who learns from all people. – "Ethics of the Elders"

THE WRITER and his wife the elephants at the Family Friendly Farm in Chiang Mai.

Teaching Zionism to Jewish students to produce a better future - opinion

Teachers must convey this history clearly: Zionism did not arise in opposition to justice, peace, or human dignity. It arose to make their Jewish expression possible in a hostile world.

Milwaukee Jews march in the community's annual Walk for Israel, part of the federation's celebrations for Israel's independence day.