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Uncomfortable truth behind being a Diaspora Jew today - opinion

A stark look at the comfort, denial, and growing danger facing Jews abroad and the hard choices history keeps demanding from Jews.

|BySTEWART WEISS
An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.
An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

One nation, many homes: Confronting antisemitism across the world - opinion

Across the globe, Jews face fear from rising antisemitism, and only shared courage will keep the nation strong.

|ByAMITAI FRAIMAN
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are seen protesting against the North American Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism in New Orleans, in early December.

The protesters that proved antisemitism is alive and real - opinion

Mayors came to New Orleans to study antisemitism, and pro-Palestinian protesters ensured they felt its reality firsthand.

|ByLISA KATZ
Touro Synagogue, built in 1759, in Newport, Rhode Island, is the oldest synagogue building in the United States.

Mastering the short story: Twelve vignettes capture America’s Jewish world - book review

'You’ve Told Me Before,' proves, if proof were needed after her first wonderful foray into this specialized literary field, that Jennifer Anne Moses is a master of the short story genre.

|ByNEVILLE TELLER

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

See Shabbat times for your area.

JANUARY 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shabbat candles

Zelensky to Jews: May Rosh Hashanah bring triumph over Russian evil

"Let the new year bring a fresh start and hope for a brighter future."

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky takes part in a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the massacre of Jews at Babyn Yar during the Holocaust, in January.

Latin American Jewish and Muslim umbrella groups gather for landmark meeting

“The stories we share confirm today that we are brothers, and that each community is supporting the other,” said Maram Alkharboosh, director of alliances for the Muslim World League.

JULY 19, 2023ByJUAN MELAMED/JTA
A Jewish woman and a Muslim one hugging in the Ramallah Muqata'a

Jewsweek: Inaugural episode with Zvika Klein

JULY 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jews Week

Does Israel need an entity for dialogue with the Diaspora?

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Without an official mechanism of dialogue and possible influence between Israel and the Diaspora, we are going to continue to hear about tensions, gaps and divides.

MAY 26, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
A BOY IS surrounded by Israeli and American flags during a ‘Celebrate Israel’ parade along 5th Ave. in New York City.

Israel needs to have a conversation with the Diaspora

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Rabbi Noah Farkas thinks that the network of Jewish Federations can facilitate this type of dialogue.

MARCH 31, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
RABBI NOAH FARKAS meets President Isaac Herzog during a visit to Jerusalem

Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature names 2023 finalists for fiction

The authors and translators will be honored at a ceremony which will take place at the new state-of-the-art home of the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem on August 9, 2023.

MARCH 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An architectural rendering of the new National Library of Israel building designed by the prestigious Swiss firm, Herzog & de Meuron. (© Herzog & de Meuron; Mann-Shinar Architects, Executive Architect)

World Jewry must not stay silent in fight for Israeli democracy - opinion

A non-democratic Israel will no longer be part of the family of democratic nations, and Diaspora Jews will no longer be able to say they share similar values with Israel

MARCH 20, 2023BySARA DOBNER
Israelis protest against the government’s proposed judicial reforms in Tel Aviv on February 4.

Cancel culture comes to the Conference of Presidents - opinion

Conference leadership mission had no elected officials or spokespeople from Judea and Samaria speak, even though issues concerning these Jewish communities are constantly being debated.

MARCH 2, 2023ByMORTON A. KLEIN
Photos of Jewish Agency Chairman Doron Almog speaking at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Thursday in Jerusalem

Israel can protect world Jewry by giving them a voice in Israel - opinion

The real value of nurturing formal dialogue today actually lies in the relationship between the Jewish people and the State of Israel tomorrow.

JANUARY 18, 2023ByTRACY FRYDBERG
DIASPORA AFFAIRS Minister Amichai Chikli speaks during a conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, earlier this month.