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Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City, Nov. 6, 2021. Credit: ajay_suresh via Wikimedia Commons.
HUC building sale reflects Reform movement’s contraction but not its decline, scholars say
“The era when the Reform movement was the largest, wealthiest and most self-confident denomination has come to an end,” Jonathan Sarna, professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University, told JNS.
Vita Fellig
Feb. 12, 2025
Stars and sky, Credit: viennopro/Pixabay.
Cosmic wonder: Reclaiming science’s place in Jewish life
Just as modern telescopes reveal the hidden structure of nebulae and star clusters, understanding the physics behind twilight reveals God’s meticulous design of the everyday world.
Rabbi Joel Padowitz and Rabbi Jonathan Sassen
Feb. 12, 2025
College students from several different countries gathered in Brooklyn, N.Y., recently for a Chabad on Campus International gathering. Credit: Courtesy.
The unexpected outcome of campus antisemitism
Much like the olive crushed to reveal its strongest essence, campus communities have strengthened and united in the face of adversity.
Rabbi Yossy Gordon
Dec. 30, 2024
Lara Kiswani (center), executive director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, speaks in the San Francisco City Hall rotunda on Jan. 9, 2024, during efforts to pass a Gaza cease-fire resolution. Photo by Aaron Levy-Wolins.
Anti-Zionist organization gets $100k grant as Walter and Elise Haas Fund changes direction
It’s part of an overhaul of the fund’s philanthropic approach in the last few years, which includes empowering young adults in the decision process.
Dec. 18, 2024
Ten Israeli couples with a member serving in the Israel Defense Forces taking part in a mass wedding ceremony part of Chabad of Savyon’s “Marrying the Warriors,” in Tel Aviv Port, March 5, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Marriage tips from Jacob?
Taking a leaf out of the old book.
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Dec. 4, 2024
Kids at summer camp. Credit: Foundation for Jewish Camp.
More than 900 participants to attend leadership event supporting Jewish camp
The event, hosted by the Foundation for Jewish Camp, will “celebrate and elevate camp's integral role” in shaping a Jewish future.
Nov. 27, 2024
The colorful homes and buildings in Willemstad, the capital of Curaçao, in the Dutch Antilles. Credit: Fokke Baarssen/Shutterstock.
Curaçao or bust: A destination bat mitzvah scheduled for Israel goes Caribbean
“We thought to ourselves, where can we go that’s as meaningful as the Kotel, but can accommodate us on such short notice?” recalled Elizabeth Kittrie.
Alan Smason
Feb. 6, 2024
Israeli citizens in Tel Aviv pack donations of food and other necessities for soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces and citizens in the south on Oct. 15, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
A snapshot of life during wartime
There’s more patience in the air. There’s a strong feeling that we are all family, going through this together.
Akiva Gersh
Oct. 20, 2023
Gates of Peace Jewish cemetery in Louisiana, Mo. Photo by Bill Motchan.
How 19th-century Jews flourished, making history in a small Missouri town
Louisiana, about 90 miles north of St. Louis, is known for its Victorian streetscape and for 10 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. It has another noteworthy distinction: its Jewish history.
Bill Motchan
Oct. 4, 2023