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She studied with the Dalai Lama, then discovered she was Jewish

Barbara Hines was raised Christian in Australia, spent nearly 20 years as a Buddhist before her son uncovered a Holocaust family secret; after learning 86 relatives were murdered, she embraced Orthodox Judaism and moved to Jerusalem, where her art is now going on display

Yaniv Pohoryles | 10.11.26

פיגמנט מיובש וטלית עם ציציות בצבעי לבן ותכלת

Sea snails, sacred threads and royal purple: Inside the lost world of biblical dyes

'Colors that come from the sea': Ancient sea-snail dyes once colored priestly garments, Temple textiles and royal robes; new research and exhibitions in Haifa reveal how biblical tekhelet and argaman were made and why they mattered

Yogev Israeli | 10.10.26

Adam blamed Eve. Israel's leaders are making the same mistake after Oct. 7

Three years after the October 7 massacre, Israel's government continues to evade responsibility; the biblical stories of Adam and Eve, King Saul and King David reveal why acknowledging failure is a fundamental obligation in Jewish tradition

Rabbi David Stav | 10.10.26

Christian leaders from 51 nations gather for Awake Jerusalem

More than 550 Christian leaders and dignitaries are in Israel for Eagles’ Wings delegation; Bishop Robert Stearns says Tower of David event aims to move ‘from prayer to action’ and build a stronger bridge between Christians, Israel and the Jewish people

Karen Shemesh | 10.03.26

הרב דניאל ווקר ראש בית הכנסת היטון פארק ב מנצ'סטר בריטניה אחרי פיגוע ב יום כיפור

Two Iranians charged over alleged Yom Kippur terror plot targeting Manchester Jews

British police say the suspects were in contact with a third party abroad, possibly in Iran, and were arrested hours before the Yom Kippur fast began

Reuters | 10.03.26

Challah, DJs and dancers: How a Jewish ritual became a booming business

Once a private mitzvah, challah separation has become a staged social event drawing secular women, young participants and celebrities; hosts charge thousands of shekels, mixer sales are rising and demand has grown since Oct. 7

Shoshana Hen | 10.02.26

ד"ר איאן וולטון פוטר מבית חולים באוהיו "כי הוא יהודי"

Ohio surgeon fired for being Jewish after Oct. 7, federal lawsuit alleges

Dr. Ian Walton was excluded from meetings, had operating hours cut and was replaced by non-Jewish doctors; EEOC is suing one of largest US health care networks

Daniel Edelson, New York | 09.27.26

Wayne Rooney reveals Jewish roots as family visits Auschwitz

Former Manchester United and England star says his maternal grandmother’s family were Polish Jews as new Disney+ series follows his family to Krakow and Auschwitz

ynet | 09.24.26

Gal Gadot turns $1M ‘Jewish Nobel’ into $3M fund for Israeli trauma care

Israeli actress donates her $1 million Genesis Prize, prompting another $2 million in matching donations for two dozen nonprofits treating trauma and supporting frontline mental health professionals

ynet Global | 09.23.26

בית הכנסת של בינגן אם ריין, שנבנה בשנת 1905 ונהרס על ידי הנאצים בשנת 1938

The Nazis silenced Germany’s synagogue music. Nearly 90 years later, it is sounding again

An eight-volume anthology is restoring forgotten synagogue works from 1838-1938, digitizing scores that survived Kristallnacht and making a once-thriving German Jewish musical tradition accessible again

Yogev Israeli | 08.31.26

Germany to introduce Jewish studies textbooks in schools in landmark education initiative

The new ‘Knowledge of the Generations’ series will bring Torah, Jewish ethics, prayer, holidays, Jewish law and history into German classrooms, with materials designed for Jewish and non-Jewish students and the first volume due this school year

Itamar Eichner | 08.27.26

Jewish and Arab teens meet through photography: 'We aren’t so different'

Jewish and Arab teens spent a year meeting weekly, learning photography and getting to know one another; Their shared journey culminated in an exhibition exploring freedom, identity and belonging, against a backdrop of fear and polarization

Alexandra Lukash | 08.21.26

From survival to sourdough: How one Israeli baker turned loss into a community gathering place

Koriela Bakery founder Ifat Koriel shares how family memories, cancer survival and a dream fulfilled inspired a bakery designed to bring together Cincinnati's diverse Jewish and wider community

Sharon Kidon | 07.30.26

'I was about to get married at 14 - then police arrived': The 'Taliban girl' who broke free

Rose Feldman grew up covered from head to toe, moving at night to evade authorities and preparing for marriage before police stopped her wedding; years later, one phone call gave her the courage to leave the cult for good

Shira Kadari-Ovadia | 07.05.26

The Jew who helped buy America’s freedom, then died forgotten and penniless

Haym Salomon was a spy, broker, prisoner, patriot and financier whose money helped keep Washington’s army moving before Yorktown; yet the Polish-born Jew who risked everything for American independence remains one of the Revolution’s most overlooked figures

Liran Friedmann | 07.04.26

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