The author lives in Jerusalem and her long-time friend makes her home in Philadelphia. The two reunite twice a year in New York City for a shopping excursion.

Civic engagement—ensuring that a congregation’s public actions reflect Jewish values—allows Jews to embrace the values of Torah both inside and outside the synagogue walls.

Today, Jews increasingly face an “age-old hatred” that, as in Herzl's day, presents itself in multiple new guises.

Jewish schools across the country are investing in professional development, additional staff and revised curricula to better serve students with mental, cognitive or social disabilities.

Born Feiga-Chasse Judelowitz in 1922, Lebovits was 19 when Nazis invaded her hometown of Libau, in Latvia. She survived the Libau ghetto and five concentration and work camps.

Jews of color are not participating in Jewish communal life at the level they might because they feel unwelcome, Kaufman says.

Young campus Jews are on the front lines of the fight against anti-Semitism.

With cremation comes the challenge of defying tradition—and choosing the right location for your loved ones' ashes.