From a secret family gemstone to Jewish spirituality, and more, new books offer compelling stories of Jewish life, culture and creativity.

From antisemitism and bullying to identity and more, a new era of middle grade and young adult books is helping Jewish kids make sense of a complicated world.

A new YIVO exhibit uncovers the forgotten history of Jewish psychics, palm readers, kabbalistic amulets and other mystical traditions that persisted despite religious prohibitions.

The former Knesset member and founder of the new centrist Oz Party weighs in on the country’s upcoming pivotal election and the global campaign against Zionism.

Three years after October 7, voters across Israel say they want accountability, stability and a leader who can bring the country together.

Deborah Brodie and Jay Brill’s seder plates, kiddush cups, mezuzahs and menorahs find new purpose at a Washington, D.C., museum.

In the wake of unimaginable grief, Debbie Derby created Nashira to honor her daughter and strengthen connections among the next generation of Jewish girls.

The stories of Esau and Joseph offer timeless lessons about how love, forgiveness and compassion can help us heal from trauma.

Interact with Henrietta Szold, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Emma Goldman and other notable Jews.

If schools want to combat antisemitism, Dara Horn argues in her new book, students need to learn not only about Jewish persecution but about Jewish civilization, identity and life.

As families spread out and Jewish life changes, a generation of grandparents is going the extra mile to pass down Jewish tradition, identity and belonging.

A remarkable archive of Yiddish songs written by Soviet Jews during and after World War II offers a window into a history that still resonates today.

As tourism to the Holy Land grew in the early 20th century, Hadassah encouraged its members to see Palestine for themselves, turning travel into a vehicle for deepening Jewish connection.

GLP-1 drugs are transforming weight loss and medicine. They’re also changing how some Jews experience everything from holiday meals to the Yom Kippur fast.

The doctors who treated Israeli-Palestinian vlogger Nas Daily’s grandmother are now exploring the gut-heart connection.

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For more than a century, the Lower East Side appetizing store has nourished generations of customers with herring, bagels, babka and other foods rooted in Ashkenazi Jewish tradition.

Ashkenazi stories have long dominated the American Jewish narrative. Now, a landmark study is bringing the Sephardic and Mizrahi experience into sharper focus.

An adapted excerpt from ‘The Jewish South’ explores the complicated history of migrant Jews who flourished within a slaveholding society.

From the nation’s founding to the present, generations of Jews have wrestled with the same question: How do you become fully American without ceasing to be fully Jewish?

This summer, a full-length documentary, an Off-Broadway play and an exhibition at a local museum evoke the spirit of the Borscht Belt’s heyday.

They broke barriers, shaped American culture and embraced their Jewish identity. Meet the women who continue to inspire Hadassah Magazine readers.

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