Jewish life
Sami Rohr Prize 2026 shortlist highlights family survival and Jewish history
The annual award — which alternates each year between works of fiction and nonfiction and which honors emerging Jewish writers — is considered one of the most prominent awards in Jewish literature.
To save brit milah, it's time to end a controversial circumcision practice - opinion
Jewish groups protest removal of Jewish DA from Stanford protest case
Reaching unaffiliated families where Jewish life begins - opinion
Houston synagogue and Jewish day school close due to unspecified threats
The threats were aimed at reform synagogue Congregation Beth Israel and the Shlenker School in Houston, Texas.
Jewish food writer Joan Nathan discovers her relative’s martyrdom and full Holocaust history
"My father talked about his family so much,” said Nathan, "But it seemed far away. And now that I know more, it’s much closer.”
OKCupid launches Hebrew version, with special personalization for traditional, orthodox Jews
This new feature will include a variety of personalization questions to help find a match for users' diverse lifestyles, the company said.
Chief Rabbinate opens certification exams to women after High Court ruling
The Chief Rabbinate opens its exams to women after a court ruling deemed the long-standing exclusion unlawful. A historic moment for equality in Israel’s religious institutions.
'To succeed as a Jew is to survive,' Natan Sharansky tells 'Post' - interview
Natan Sharansky is an Israeli politician, author, and former Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency. He was born in 1948 in what is now Donetsk, Ukraine, to a Jewish family
Bill Aron, photographer of Jewish countercultures, gets his due in a sweeping retrospective
A trained sociologist and street photographer, Aron took iconic photos of his fellow members of the New York Havurah in its 1970s heyday.
LA real estate investor donates $100M office tower to Chabad for largest Jewish center
Real estate investor Alon Abady donates a $100M office tower to Chabad, setting the stage for the creation of a massive Jewish center in the heart of Los Angeles.
From food to film: What an Indian thinks of kugel - opinion
The series created by Yehonatan Indursky, is an introspective work that uses the everyday textures of ultra-Orthodox Jewish life to tell a story about belonging, compromise, and emotional inheritance
When is it enough?
"But the more I pushed toward Orthodoxy, the more I realized the driving force wasn’t spiritual longing, it was the pressure to satisfy an external standard."
From golems to Horton to banana menorahs: This year’s Hanukkah kids’ books light up the imagination
Three titles garnered the recommendation of the Association of Jewish Libraries: “Construction Site, Hanukkah Lights,” “Banana Menorah,” and “Lost and Found Hanukkah.”
