Despite war, 50,000 run in Jerusalem Marathon – JNS.org

( Apr. 17, 2026 / JNS ) More than 50,000 participants registered for the 15th International Jerusalem “Winner” Marathon, held Friday under the theme “Am Yisrael Runs,” in an event marked by... Read more »

IDF on high alert amid fragile, temporary ceasefires in Iran and Lebanon

The Israeli military said Friday that it remains on high alert and ready to return to fighting in both Iran and Lebanon if the fragile ceasefires in both countries collapse or expire... Read more »

Book publishing is only looking for the ‘right kind’ of Jew

This April, a group of anti-Zionist Jewish writers penned an open letter to the Jewish Book Council, accusing the organization of being “disproportionately vocal about antisemitism” and discriminatory toward pro-Palestinian Jewish authors.... Read more »

The front where Israel is suffering a troubling defeat

Who won?  Contrary to the lamentations, Israel and the United States did not lose the war to Iran. Who decided that the temporary survival of a regime constitutes a victory? The Middle... Read more »

Trump admin reaches settlement with Massachusetts school district over Jew-hatred investigation – JNS.org

( Apr. 16, 2026 / JNS ) The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it has reached a voluntary settlement agreement with the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District in Massachusetts to... Read more »

What does it actually change?

At the end of March, in the middle of the war with Iran and right as a contentious state budget received final approval, the Israeli Knesset passed a law making the death... Read more »

Jewish fantasy is having a moment — start with these 6 books

Jewish writers have a long, time-honored tradition of spinning the fantastical, from the numerous Jewish fairy tales and folktales that have been retold for generations to modern stories that remix old legends... Read more »

New Yorkers hear Holocaust survivor stories over coffee in ‘sip and listen’ – JNS.org

( Apr. 15, 2026 / JNS ) At three Manhattan cafés this Yom Hashoah, history was not delivered from a podium or in a book. It was spoken over coffee, across small... Read more »

Ohio attorney general sues Hebrew Union College again – JNS.org

( Apr. 15, 2026 / JNS ) Dave Yost, the Ohio attorney general, filed another lawsuit against the main Reform Judaism training center to force its Cincinnati campus to remain open, the... Read more »

Bennett names 23-year-old reservist activist Yonatan Shalev to party slate

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett announced on Wednesday that he has appointed Yonatan Shalev, a 23-year-old military reservist activist, as the newest addition to his party’s electoral slate ahead of the 2026... Read more »