Bush administration efforts to provide financial aid to the Palestinian Authority were nearly derailed by Congress last week, as lawmakers tried to b read more »
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In the same month that the debate over Israel-bashing at a California state university reached a fever pitch, the Board of Regents of the University read more »
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When Benedict XVI pays his respects at Manhattan’s Park East Synagogue on April 18, it will be the first visit by any pope to an American synagogue. read more »
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In the wake of an ongoing funding crisis, the only Jewish nursing home in one of America’s largest Jewish communities is shutting its doors. read more »
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Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, a dominant figure in American Jewish philanthropy during Israel’s formative years, died March 31 at his New York home. He read more »
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Every year, in a modern take on a biblical commandment, thousands of Americans mail mishloach manot, festive food parcels, to their nearest and deare read more »
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Naftali Hershtik, the cantor of the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, has been the target of an alleged entrapment scheme orchestrated by one of his form read more »
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As Hollywood executives roll out the red carpet for television shows imported from overseas, Israel is emerging as an unlikely new starlet. read more »
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