Jewish life

The cost of Jewish life is pushing families into debt - opinion

The Jewish community needs to have an honest, nationwide conversation about whether Jewish life is worth the cost and how we can fix this issue.

|BySHALOM GOODMAN
Several haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) are seen walking around Jerusalem's Geula neighborhood.
An Israel Independence Day celebration at a North American Jewish day school.

Meeting today’s urgent need for Jewish community and identity - opinion

To build a thriving Jewish community after October 7, the challenge is not a lack of resources. It is whether we will direct those resources toward deep and transformative Jewish education. 

|ByPAUL BERNSTEIN
The four finalists for the 2026 Sami Rohr Prize are, from left, Shaul Kelner, Amir Tibon, Jordan Salama and Laura Hobson Faure.

Sami Rohr Prize 2026 shortlist highlights family survival and Jewish history

The annual award — which alternates each year between works of fiction and nonfiction and which honors emerging Jewish writers — is considered one of the most prominent awards in Jewish literature.

|ByLISA KEYS/JTA
US AMBASSADOR to Belgium Bill White shows an image of a ritual circumcision, in Brussels.

To save brit milah, it's time to end a controversial circumcision practice - opinion

Protecting brit milah means separating the covenant from a risky practice that Jewish law does not require.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Jewish Life Stories: A refusenik who found literary freedom in America, and a refugee-cum-surgeon

We remember those who made an impact in the Jewish world — or just left their community a better or more interesting place.

JUNE 19, 2024ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
Jacob Goldstein, an Australian physician and child of Holocaust survivors, and his daughter Elissa.

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

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APRIL 26, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

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APRIL 12, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

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APRIL 5, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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What does Jewish ethics say about naming buildings after donors? - comment

Even where a donor’s intentions are selfish, if the donation itself has a positive effect on the community or even the world at large, then who are we to criticize!?

MARCH 22, 2024ByANDREA SAMUELS
BENEFACTORS OF Hadassah Hospital are listed on a glass plaque.

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

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MARCH 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Post-October 7, teachers gather to secure the future of Jewish education

Between Monday and Wednesday the Yael Foundation hosted a conference to gather Jewish educators and community leaders to discuss ideas for improving Jewish education.

FEBRUARY 25, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Yael Foundation CEO Chaya Yosovich at the 2024 conference Gala.

'Adopt a Hostage' participant celebrates as adopted hostage returned home

We are feeling so excited. We cannot imagine what his family must be feeling,” the adopter of Fernando Marman said about his release.

FEBRUARY 12, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, WALLA!
Fernando Simon Marman and Louis Hare, two Israeli hostages who were freed in a special forces operation in Rafah, Gaza.

Phone call highlights Yale University's hypocrisy of cultural appropriation

Mako reporter calls Yale University's president's office to call out its use of Hebrew in its logo as appropriation of Jewish culture.

DECEMBER 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yale University

Koshashvili looks at a Georgian family in Israel - review

The movie was also notable for the fact that it didn’t go for some kind of cheap, love-conquers-all conclusion.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE FROM Dover Koshashvili ‘The Giants of Easter Island.’