Best presents from Jewish-owned brands

It’s that time of year again — when your group chat becomes a gift-exchange war zone, and your menorah doubles as mood lighting. Whether you’re shopping for your most neurotic friend, your... Read more »

Israel and US sign agriculture trade agreement to clinch concessions on Trump tariffs

Israel and the US this week inked a new agreement to nix import duties on agricultural products from the US as the two countries advance in talks to seal a deal that... Read more »

Jewish pro Alan Bersten’s Hanukkah dance lit up ‘Dancing With the Stars’

In a ballroom drenched in tinsel and Christmas carols, “Dancing With the Stars” did something genuinely new this year: it made space for a Hanukkah miracle. Midway through the franchise’s first-ever holiday... Read more »

In first ever civilian talks, Israel and Lebanon confront Hezbollah’s grip

Israel and Lebanon have launched their first ever direct talks at the civilian level to explore potential economic and other cooperative initiatives that are not tied to the ongoing military campaign against... Read more »

Netanyahu doubles down on assertion that he’ll visit NYC once Mamdani becomes mayor

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that he still planned to visit New York City despite incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani’s threats to arrest him in compliance with an International Criminal Court warrant. “Yes,... Read more »

Carrie Soloway, inspiration for trans Jewish protagonist of ‘Transparent,’ dies at 88

JTA — Carrie Soloway, a US Jewish psychiatrist in Chicago whose late-in-life coming out as a transgender woman formed the basis for her children’s hit Amazon TV series “Transparent,” has died at... Read more »

The Battle Over Jewish Identity: A Hanukkah Conversation with Sarah Hurwitz (Part 1)

Mijal: Hi everyone. Mijal here. Welcome to Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam. It’s going to be just me this week and without Noam, he’s in Israel celebrating a very special family... Read more »

UK government lawyers defend Palestine Action terrorism ban at court challenge

LONDON, United Kingdom — Lawyers for the UK government on Tuesday defended a contentious ban under anti-terror laws of anti-Israel activist group Palestine Action, as three days of hearings challenging the move... Read more »

15 years after deadly Carmel blaze, state still ‘underfunding wildfire protection’

On the 15th anniversary of Israel’s deadliest wildfire, state funds are still being held up to create firebreaks, ensure sufficient firefighting water supplies and adequately staff the Fire and Rescue Services, a... Read more »

Hillary Clinton says ‘Israel Has the worst PR’

Speaking at the Israel Hayom Summit in New York on Tuesday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a stark warning regarding the information war surrounding the Middle East, asserting that while... Read more »