Percentage who feel ‘very emotionally attached to Israel’ rose to 51% in June 2025, up 13 points from before Gaza war ...

Research showed invalidation in ways that were painful, isolating and sometimes startling, writes a co-founder of The Jewish Community Mental Health Initiative.

Only 38% of American Jews believe in an afterlife, far fewer than in Israel, according to a new study of spiritual practices around the world. That share was lower than the 83% of U.S. Christians who ...

(RNS) — Habemus papam! We have a pope! By “we,” I do not only mean the Roman Catholic Church. For the first time, “we” includes the United States of America, as Pope Leo XIV is the first American pope ...

Differences between Ashkenazi, Mizrahi, and Sephardic Jews have come sharply into focus since Zohran Mamdani became mayor. In the greater New York City area, 10% of Jews identify as Mizrahi or ...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, has said he cannot support Israel as long as it is an officially Jewish state. More than 1,100 American rabbis are warning that the ...

Among the most bizarre phenomena in the world of sports is Ajax, the most accomplished club in the storied history of Dutch soccer. Its fans—blond-haired men with beer guts, boys with blue eyes—sing ...

Mr. Lemann is the former dean of the Columbia Journalism School and the author of “Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries.” July 6, 2026 I have a letter that my father wrote to the rabbi ...

(RNS) — For me, there is no trip to Jerusalem without a stroll through the Armenian Quarter. A few weeks ago, I did that walk again, and, as I walked past the Armenian Museum, I remembered touring it ...

Last month, for the first time in my life, many of my successful Jewish friends—names you likely know—called me, worried. They asked what they need to do to protect their families, and who will have ...