Religion

JPMorgan Chase Bank subsidiary discriminated against conservative customers, US investigation finds

A JPMorgan spokesperson responded to the findings, telling CBS News that the subsidiary has since been shut down as a result of the revelations.

Exterior view of the new JPMorgan Chase global headquarters building at 270 Park Avenue on November 13, 2025 in New York City.
There are many roads that lead home.

From Terah to today: The many roads that lead Jews home

On Febuary 7, 1964, two enormous trucks carrying the 1,800 stained and tightly packed scrolls arrived in London...

Saved from Nazi-occupied Prague, thousands of Torah scrolls find new life through a Satmar scribe

He could throw the empty cup out the window, thinking no one will notice.

Parashat Noah: The main thing is the intention


As I turn 80, I hope my life is and continues to be a journey that inspires others - opinion

Will I ever be religious? I do not know. But, as Baruch ben Michael said in his Ethics, “All things perfect are as difficult as they are rare.”

RABBI ABRAHAM Joshua Heschel presents the Judaism and World Peace Award to Martin Luther King Jr., 1965.

Jewish men permitted to pray on Temple Mount with prayer books for first time, Ben-Gvir confirms

The move was done as part of an "initial experiment aimed at ensuring the Middle East doesn't lose its mind over this," journalist Arnon Segal reported.

An Orthodox Jewish man faces the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 12, 2026

Religious leaders sign interfaith peace accord in Abuja to launch national harmony initiative

Islamist insurgents such as Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province have wrought havoc in the country for more than 15 years, killing thousands of people.

Islamic and Christian leaders exchange pleasantries during a high-level meeting titled "Religion and Building Social Harmony" at an international conference on diversity and social peace in Abuja, Nigeria, August 12, 2026.

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community feels misunderstood. Here’s why - opinion

If haredim see that they are treated with understanding, respect, and sensitivity, they will more readily change and adapt in the service of the greater good

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) people in Tel Aviv in June.

Before the High Holidays, the Jewish people must look inward - opinion

With Yom Kippur fast approaching, now is the time for Jews to look inward and ask how one can do better to support one's own nation and peoplehood.

‘MESIRUT NEFESH’: Willingness to give up comfort, time, money, and personal interests for a greater value.

'The Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel': Groundbreaking way to explore the Book of Samuel - review

Koren’s new Samuel does more than explain the biblical text. Through archaeology, maps, manuscripts, and photography, it restores the physical world in which the story unfolded.

HANNAH PRESENTS her infant son Samuel to the high priest Eli, painted by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, c. 1665.

Did the Jewish Agency rewrite Zionism’s founding principles? - opinion

The Jewish Agency’s claim that “pluralistic Judaism” was a founding pillar of Zionism fails every test – historical, religious, and institutional.

Head of WZO Yaakov Hagoel.

Parashat Va'ethanan: Behind the curtain

At Sinai, the people were instructed to remain outside the boundary. In the Sanctuary, the holiest place stood behind a curtain.

Modern culture has gradually eroded many boundaries.

Tisha B'Av reminds us that rebuilding Israel begins with education - opinion

Perhaps the rebuilding of Jerusalem begins when we become what Isaiah called repairers of the breach, and every act of education becomes another stone in that rebuilding.

  A MODEL OF the Second Temple of Jerusalem.

Municipality is not 'modesty patrol': Bnei Brak councilman slams sidewalk gender segregation

About a week ago, the Bnei Brak municipality announced an unusual measure to separate men and women on sidewalks in the area surrounding the city’s event halls.

Street sign reading women on one side and men on the other, in the ultra orthodox Jewish town of Bnei Brak, July 15, 2026.