An acclaimed author, journalist and lecturer, Yossi Klein Ha­levi, 55, moved to Israel from New York 26 years ago. He serves as a senior fellow

Atlanta is the new frontier for young Jews looking for jobs, low cost of living, a progressive civic society and a full-service Jewish community. If

Unlike in earlier times, Israel’s chief rabbinate is measuring potential converts to Judaism with the strictest halakhic yardstick. A new rabbinic fellowship begs to differ.

The ‘Who is a Jew’ dispute has become even more contentious since Israel’s chief rabbinate has begun questioning conversions made under Orthodox auspices. Nearly two

Kingston, Jamaica, is not customarily associated with a colorful Jewish past. But the hundred or so delegates attending the annual conference of the Union of

Lower your head, bend your knees, turn on your flash-light and take a deep breath: You are about to descend into the entrance of Hezekiah’s

One of Israel’s most respected Middle East experts, Ehud Ya’ari has long been a television commentator on Israel’s Channel 2. He is associate editor of The

Most Israeli teens go straight into the IDF after high school, but a growing number are opting to take a year to prepare physically and