This week, the world said farewell to beloved British-Jewish actor, Bob Hoskins.Hoskins was best known for roles like Lou in "Mermaids" and Eddie in "
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Research has shown that, according to the halachic tradition of Judaism being passed down maternally, the late archbishop of New York, Cardinal John O
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By Linda Gradstein, The Media Line By age 20, Elad Peled was a senior commander in the Palmach, one of the branches of Israel’s pre-state army. He
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According to JTA today, while an incredible number of college campuses have ratified divestment resolutions, those same universities have not seen a s
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A new Fatwa issued by the Amman today allows visiting Muslims to enter the Al-Aksa Mosque on Jerusalem's Temple Mount. The new Fatwa cancels out what
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By Dikla Tuchman, Jewish Sound Correspondent At about this time last year, Greg Wagner was your average sales guy at Microsoft. But like
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By Richard A. Block, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) -- Freedom of the pulpit is a cherished Jewish value, yet some rabbis hesitate to share
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As tensions mount over the current peace process turmoil, some Israeli extremists are turning their frustrations to anti-Arab graffiti. Several news o
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Rachel will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah May 3, 2014 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island. Rachel is the daught
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Brielle will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on May 3, 2014 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island. Brielle is the daughter of
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Saying that a return to normal relations with Israel could come in a matter of weeks, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said one issue is ho
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Janis Siegel JTNews correspondent Jordan Eareckson Murray, the Torah Day School teacher charged with seven counts of communicating with a minor for
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(JNS.org) On Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, world leaders called for the combating of anti-Semitism. President Barack Obama said
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By Felice Friedson and Linda Gradstein, The Media Line Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that Israel should annex the 60 perc
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service J Street has the backing of the major Jewish domestic policy umbrella organization in its bid to join the ma
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By Edwin Black, JNS.org If a small group of grassroots Jewish organizations have their way, more than one hundred protestors will assemble in New Y
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By Abdullah H. Erakat, The Media Line [RAMALLAH] — Dr. Hanan Ashrawi was the first woman elected to the Executive Committee of the Palestine Libera
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By Linda Gradstein, The Media Line When Cindy Flash wanted to make eggs benedict a few days ago, she turned to a new cooking app developed in Israe
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September 13, 1913–April 4, 2014 Sadie Alexander was born in Newark on September 13, 1913 and died April 4, 2014 in Seattle. She was the youngest o
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