Jews

Academic Israel vs Israel education

Something essential remains untouched: the student leaves the classroom informed but unmoved, equipped with arguments but lacking the inner fire that turns knowledge into commitment.

View of the Judean desert, in the West Bank, February 6, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

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

Ari Teman

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

 The Mediterranean Sea.

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


ADL's Jonathan Greenblatt: Fighting hate requires strong Christian-Jewish alliances

At ADL's Never Is Now event, Jonathan Greenblatt, Pastor Jamaal Bernard, and Rev. Sam Rodriguez discuss the organization's enduring mission, faith, and the importance of confronting antisemitism.

Never is Now Summit 2026

The irony behind telling Jews to 'go back where they belong' - opinion

Efforts to rewrite Jewish history cannot erase the ancient bond between the Jewish people and the land of Israel.

New Haven Police Department screenshot of the alleged perpetrator.

Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties

Tours of synagogues and meetings with religious leaders highlight renewed interest in Jewish history and unresolved questions over historic sites, property, and diaspora ties.

A rabbi holds a Torah scroll at the Ifrange Synagogue in the Jewish quarter in Old Damascus on April 29, 2025.

Social media star Montana Tucker to host Maccabiah Games delegation parade - interview

"This is Israel. This is what being Jewish means,” social media star Montana Tucker said of the Maccabiah Games.

Montana Tucker in front of an artistic rendering of the stage at the 2026 Maccabiah Games.

The safest place: Why more Jews are buying homes in Israel after October 7

“For many diaspora Jews, an apartment in Israel has become both an investment and a source of security and belonging.”

Grapevine, June 21, 2026: Peace, a distant dream - opinion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Danna Azrieli (8th from left) with Ziv Koren, Noam Horev and former hostages .

New AI tool allows users to chat with Jewish historical figures

Jewish Lives says the site is designed to “enrich reader exploration of the Jewish experience.” They’ve created lesson plans to help educators use Ask Jewish Lives in the classroom.

IMAGES OF Albert Einstein and Emma Goldman are featured in "Ask Jewish Lives," an AI bot that bases its conversations on the "Jewish Lives" series of biographies.

How Jewish soccer legends forced to flee the Holocaust built modern football

Béla Guttmann changed the shape of modern Brazilian soccer - and changed the sport forever - when he imported the revolutionary 4-2-4 system from Hungary to São Paulo in 1957.

Benfica coach and manager Bela Guttmann (1900-1981), blowing a whistle, during a training session at White City Stadium in London, England, 5th April 1962.

'Joseph Albo': A sweeping map of Jewish belief - review

This influential vision of Judaism places belief and commitment, not philosophy, at the heart of salvation.

Disputation between Christian and Jewish scholars. Woodcut by Johann von Armssheim, 1483.

Fighting antisemitism with gin: Kosher spirits project backs Jewish life in Spain

A luxury kosher gin project turns collectible spirits into a funding source for Jewish life and legal support amid rising antisemitism in Spain.

Black Forest Gin is a tangible collectible investment that fights antisemitism.