Ashkenazi

'Inspirational Reflections for the Seder Night': A Haggadah for empty chairs at the table - review

With reflections and prayers for each stage of the Seder, this Haggadah invites you to engage with tradition, family, and your own journey of redemption.

THE EMPTY chair: Thomas Chippendale chair, c. 1772, mahogany, covered in modern red Moroccan leather, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
Tucker Carlson and Mike Huckabee speak in a Feb. 19, 2026, interview filmed at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel and released by Carlson online.

Tucker Carlson pushes DNA tests for Jews: the ‘Khazar’ theory that antisemites can’t shake

Ortal Pelleg connected to the author through surfing.

Hinenu at 10 million: 100 lives that tell Israel’s real story

Extreme right-wing activists block car of former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak, January 28, 2026.

Protests, courts, and control: Israel’s struggle for power and moral high ground - opinion


Passador in Tel Aviv: A meat lover’s paradise - restaurant review

Passador in Tel Aviv serves nine meats, fresh sides, and unlimited drinks in a lively, well-run dining experience

Meat.

Hacham Zvi Ashkenazi: Anomaly of a religious scholar

The combination of his highly developed scruples, stubbornness, and independence contributed to the difficulty that he had in holding down official rabbinic positions.

 INTERIOR OF Amsterdam’s Sephardi synagogue, the Esnoga, by Romeyn de Hooghe, 1695.

Azealia Banks goes viral again, for tweeting about Jews, this time calling Jewish food ‘deliciooos'

The Grammy nominee’s paean to the Ashkenazi palette was a response to a more concise take: “Jews suck at food,” another X user had written.

Azealia Banks performs in London, England, Jan. 27, 2019.

Former chief rabbi Metzger released on bail after alleged indecent act against minor

Israel Police interrogated ex-Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, previously jailed for bribery, over suspicions of indecent act against minor under 16.

Former chief rabbi Yona Metzger

Four in 10 Ashkenazi Jews have cancer-causing gene mutation, prompting NHS testing

Out of the 11,000 people tested, 235 people have reportedly been identified with the mutation.

NHS Blood and Transplant embroidery seen on the uniform of a member of staff, following the announcement of the re-balloting voted in the long-running dispute over pay and staffing, in London, Britain, February 18, 2023.

It's our responsibility as Jews to revisit, educate ourselves on our own history - opinion

"A generation without history is a generation that not only loses a nation’s memory but loses a sense of what it’s like to be inside a human skin.”

 IN ‘THE STORY of the Jews: Belonging,’ Simon Schama shows us that in order to understand history – and those figures we revere or despise – we must constantly dig deeper into what we do not know as well as what we already believe we know.

Is Justin Baldoni Jewish? Ashkenazi heritage and Baha’i faith

While Baldoni identifies primarily as Baháʼí, his mother, Sharon, is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, tracing her roots back to Central and Eastern Europe.

 Justin Baldoni attends the 'It Ends With Us' premiere in New York City, U.S., August 6, 2024.

Bridging Histories: New WJC exhibition celebrates Sephardi history, heritage and contributions

"Sephardi Heritage is Jewish Heritage," says Rabbi Isaac Choua, of Lebanese origins, who oversees the exhibition, promoted as part of Sephardi Heritage Month.

Part of the exhibit.

Rabbi David Yosef chosen as Israel's Sephardic chief rabbi

Position for Ashkenazi role sees tie • New round of votes not yet set

 Rabbi David Yosef.

A railway museum in Zambia offers a clue to the African country’s rich Jewish history

Walking tours of “Jewish Livingstone” also can be arranged with a local historian and volunteer, Peter Jones.

 Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia.