The extremely limited conditions under which the Rafah Crossing reopened on Sunday represent a major and twofold achievement for Israel. Major, because they are vastly better than the situation that prevailed on... Read more »

Beginning the evening of February 1, 2026, Jews around the world will celebrate Tu Bishvat (15th of the Hebrew month of Shvat). The holiday appears in the Talmud (Rosh HaShanah 2a) as... Read more »

An Iranian official on Sunday denied that the country had any plans to carry out live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz this week, amid sky-high tensions in the region. Speaking to... Read more »

We Jews love a good New Year, or rather, several of them. Our calendar is built around multiple “starts,” each marking a different kind of renewal.  Rosh Hashanah centers on reflection and... Read more »

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Come Thursday, barring a last-minute change, the final treaty in the world that restricted nuclear weapon deployment will be over, as New START, the last nuclear treaty between Washington... Read more »

A decade-old photograph resurfaced on Saturday showing Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, wearing a Hamas uniform alongside other senior officers in the terror group. Abu... Read more »

When you think about Judaism and the environment, all that comes to mind might be Tu Bishvat (the Jewish New Year for Trees) and the practice of planting trees in Israel for... Read more »

NEW YORK (AP) — The US Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government... Read more »

LONDON — On the morning of June 23, 1940, 12-year-old Ninette Dreyfus’s family learned that Hitler had forced France into a humiliating armistice the previous evening. Her father’s reaction to the news... Read more »