Despite its apparent antiquity and worldwide familiarity, the custom of placing written prayers into the crevices of the Western Wall is neither biblical nor talmudic in origin. Rather, it is a ...

Sometime this week you will likely receive a text message that sounds something like this: “If I hurt or offended you in any way this past year, please forgive me. Gmar chatima tova.” The sender sent ...

Any comprehensive series on hashkafa must address perspectives on the State of Israel. This issue represents a major point of division among Torah-observant Jews, not only due to ongoing debate but ...

Among the many rare and historically revealing Hebrew books produced under oppressive regimes, few are as fascinating as Siddur Hashalom, the first Jewish prayer book published in the Soviet Union ...

Malach means both angel and messenger. Less clear, however, is which meaning is the root, and which is borrowed from it. Regardless, the overlap highlights that angels are ultimately nothing more or ...

The New York City Police Department convened its annual High Holiday Security Briefing at NYPD Headquarters at One Police Plaza, detailing comprehensive multi-layered security protocols, enhanced ...

A “proud Zionist” giving a speech at a “Summer Simcha” sounds wonderful. The one in question was given on August 30 by Dana Nessel, the first Jewish attorney general in Michigan’s history, and after ...

An Israeli artificial intelligence startup that was valued at about $4 billion only three months ago is now reportedly on the verge of being acquired for roughly $7 billion by Anthropic, the American ...

As the race for NY Attorney General entered its final days ahead of the November elections, the central debate shifted from ...

...the volume explores personalities, movements, controversies, and ideas from across Jewish history through the lens of the weekly parsha. The result is a work that is both ambitious, but also ...

(July 30, 2026 / JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a series of high-level meetings in Washington on Wednesday, sitting down with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, four U.S.

Bruce Blakeman’s campaign for governor of New York rests on a straightforward argument: The state has become too expensive, too dangerous, and too out of touch with common-sense values. As Nassau ...