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Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes’ overtime goal propels US to historic gold medal in Olympic hockey

The win broke a 46-year Olympic drought for Team USA, which had not taken gold since the famous “Miracle on Ice” team that upset the Soviet Union on its way to gold in 1980.

Jack Hughes #86 and Quinn Hughes #43 of Team United States celebrate winning the gold medals after the team's 2-1 overtime victory in the Men's Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States in Milan, Italy, on February 22, 2026.
A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in the foreground as the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background.

Coalition lawmakers vow to advance bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayer

Football fans glued to the TV to watch the Super Bowl ads

Kraft’s Super Bowl ad got one thing right - and the Jewish world can't see it - opinion

Isaiah Zagar at the HBO documentary screening of "In A Dream" at the Brooklyn Museum on August 23, 2009 in the Borough of Brooklyn, New York City.

Isaiah Zagar, renowned Jewish mosaic artist who created Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, dies at 86


Orthodox Jewish man punched, insulted in antisemitic attack in Zurich

The attack left the victim with wounds to his body and neck. Zurich mayor says, "We all stand by our Jewish fellow citizens."

Swiss flags are seen on the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) in Bern, Switzerland, November 6, 2024.

Why Jewish entrepreneurs are turning to structured property investing for financial independence

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Jerusalem highlights: January 30-February 5

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Ginat Rice in Jerusalem.

My four-year-old says the most precious thing in our home is our passports - opinion

Friday night, reading the newsletter at the Sabbath table, I asked her why. She said, “Because we keep them hidden in the safe, and they let us travel if we ever have to leave.”

Passport in man's back pocket, ready to head out of the country for an adventure.

Activists urge Jewish Museum to help preserve Wilbur J. Cohen Building at risk of demolition

Activists are urging the Jewish Museum to step in and help preserve the historic Wilbur J. Cohen Building in Washington, DC, home to murals by prominent Jewish artists, now at risk of demolition.

The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, set for sale and likely demolition, houses murals by multiple Jewish artists.

BBC apologizes for omitting mention of Jews in multiple Holocaust Memorial Day broadcasts

The BBC has apologized for failing to mention Jews in its Holocaust Memorial Day broadcasts, prompting backlash from Jewish groups who criticized the omission as disrespectful and harmful.

A person walks outside BBC Broadcasting House. November 16, 2025.

Tunisia’s schoolbooks celebrate Hitler, omit Holocaust, research finds - IMPACT-se

Tunisian textbooks have come under scrutiny for glorifying Hitler and minimizing the Holocaust, while teaching antisemitic stereotypes and anti-Israel rhetoric.

 Grade 12 Arabic textbook teaching a poem praising children in Gaza for fighting and dying as martyrs to liberate Palestine.

Rabbi among dozens arrested in faith leaders' anti-ICE protest in Minnesota

Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman, the Jewish and interfaith chaplain at Macalester College, was briefly detained by police alongside leaders of other faiths while staging a protest at the airport.

A line of interfaith leaders protest Immigrations and Customs Enforcement at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, Jan. 23, 2026.

Why Jewish peoplehood does not fit Mamdani’s universalism - opinion

Zohran Mamdani appears willing to accept imperfection almost everywhere except Israel. That becomes the “exception” in the universalism he promises.

Zohran Mamdani looks on at Old City Hall Staion on the day he is sworn in as mayor of New York City, New York, US, Thursday, Jan 1st 2026.

Patriarchs’ statement on Christian Zionism lacked pastoral care - opinon

Church leaders’ January 17 message prioritizes jurisdiction and control over empathy, dialogue, and guidance for local believers.

Armenian Orthodox worshippers arrive at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, to celebrate Christmas and Epiphany, January 18, 2026