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Brazil sociologist faces backlash after claiming ‘Jewish lobby’ funded Jeffrey Epstein

Prof. Jessé Souza deletes Instagram video after Jewish leaders condemn claim linking disgraced financier’s crimes to Zionism; issues qualified apology

Yogev Israeli | 02.11.26

פיטורים אישה עצובה דיכאון אילוס אילוסטרציה

Goodbye to the average worker

As of this moment, AI may not steal your job, but someone who knows how to use it better than you certainly might. Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool, perhaps the most powerful we have ever created, but it is a tool, not destiny.

Keren Shahar | 02.07.26

'A ritual that took ownership of my body': An Israeli writer questions the mikvah

She grew up in a religious home, is married to a religious man and sends her daughters to religious schools; but Ayelet Halperin Kates, now a high-tech professional and writer, wears pants, has given up the head covering and rejects men deciding how to live her life

Galit Hareli | 02.07.26

We are not liked: from the Holocaust to Oct. 7, a Jewish reality

Opinion: From centuries of persecution to the aftermath of Oct. 7, antisemitism persists regardless of Jewish conduct or contribution; here's what history reveals about the dangers of relying on the world’s approval

Nira Broner Worcman | 02.07.26

The dangerous resurgence of anti-Talmudic slander needs to stop

Influencers including are reviving centuries-old anti-Talmudic slanders long debunked by scholars and courts, repackaging fabricated claims to portray Jews as followers of secret, immoral laws

Rabbi Daniel Rowe | 02.02.26

Why they hate us: the war on Judaism is a war on freedom itself

From the Exodus to modern politics, Jewish tradition underpins Western ideas of freedom, limited government and individual rights, now echoed by conservative leaders challenging global institutions and state power

Nicolás Karpf | 01.23.26

Kosher cheeseburgers and autonomous cars on Shabbat: how technology could reshape Jewish religious life

Cultured meat, artificial intelligence and smart homes could upend long-standing religious practices, says Rabbi Shlomo Hecht, who predicts a future Judaism focused more on belief and thought than on detailed legal rulings

Itzchak Tessler | 01.09.26

When systems shatter on purpose: a kabbalistic conversation on leadership, belief and the end of repair

As leadership paradigms collapse, Rabbah Saphir Noyman Eyal argues the crisis is intentional and demands a new language of leadership, rooted in listening, study and collective purpose, in a dialogue rejecting quick spiritual fixes in favor of deep transformation

ynet Global | 12.29.25

Apocalypse now: what’s the story behind messianism in the Jewish world?

Maimonides set rules for identifying the Messiah, but history had other plans: from Sabbatai Zevi to the Six-Day War, messianic waves shook Jewish life; some still await the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s return; we trace the story of Jewish messianism, past and present

Itzchak Tessler | 12.22.25

Reincarnation in Judaism: how Kabbalah turned a fringe belief into a mainstream idea

Absent from the Bible, Mishnah and Talmud, reincarnation was developed by Kabbalah as a way to explain injustice, drew fierce opposition from leading rabbis, resurfaced in modern controversy and led the Ari and his disciples to map and diagnose souls

Shmuel Munitz | 12.21.25

Jewish history that shall not be erased: a visit to Belfast

In the distant corner of Britain remains a small Jewish community, facing significant challenges. Due to the history of the conflict in Northern Ireland, there is particular sensitivity in Belfast regarding the situation in Israel, often not in our favor

Ayelet Mamo Shai | 12.14.25

הרב אהרון ליבוביץ' (אוחז במיקרופון) בחתונה

Jewish law, minus the bureaucracy: how Zoom weddings opened a halachic back door around the rabbinate

A new partnership between the Orthodox group Chuppot and a Utah civil officiant now lets couples marry halachically without the Chief Rabbinate and add a video civil ceremony to register in Israel, highlighting growing frustration with the Rabbinate’s monopoly

Itzchak Tessler | 12.04.25

Dutch-born reservist discovers Jewish roots, fights for lone soldiers’ Rights

Levi Preger learned at 17 that he was Jewish after his grandmother hid her identity for fear of another Holocaust in Europe; during the war he served more than 300 days in the reserves while studying

Itzchak Tessler | 11.27.25

Is Bob Dylan father of rising American novelist? Sam Sussman’s debut story stirs Buzz

Sam Sussman became an overnight literary sensation. In his debut novel, he describes growing up under the shadow of a stunning possibility: that his biological father is none other than Bob Dylan.

Reuven Namdar | 11.01.25

Jews defending Jews is a revolutionary act — with the rise of Mamdanism, American Jews must become revolutionaries

Opinion: As many Jewish leaders remain strangled by intersectionality and identity politics, the future of American Jewry is Judaism itself

David Christopher Kaufman | 11.01.25

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