Jewish life

AI will not change the Jews – or will it? - opinion

AI may not change what it means to be Jewish. But it could profoundly change the institutions through which Jewish life has been transmitted from one generation to another.

 How have Jews and Israelis contributed to the field of artificial intelligence? (Illustrative)
Hebrew Union College celebrated the academic achievements of students in its Israel programs during the Ordination and Academic Graduation at the Taube Family Campus.

Young US Jews embrace Judaism informally despite limited communal participation - study

Demonstrators from the group Jewish Voice for Peace hold an emergency Passover Seder outside of ICE headquarters on April 14, 2025 in New York City. The group is calling for freedom for Palestine, the release of Mahmoud Khalil, and to protest President Trump.

Some young Jews are pulling back from Jewish life over Israel discourse, study finds

At the MCG, the writer's sister and nephew watch a game of footy.

Grieving for the land Down Under - opinion


Houston synagogue and Jewish day school close due to unspecified threats

The threats were aimed at reform synagogue Congregation Beth Israel and the Shlenker School in Houston, Texas.

The Shlenker School's website announced the school had closed for the day.

Jewish food writer Joan Nathan discovers her relative’s martyrdom and full Holocaust history

"My father talked about his family so much,” said Nathan, "But it seemed far away. And now that I know more, it’s much closer.”

Jewish food writer Joan Nathan (center left) and researcher Moriah Amit learned about the Holocaust histories of Nathan's relatives, Wolfgang Bernheim (far left) and his grandmother, Marie Bernheim.

OKCupid launches Hebrew version, with special personalization for traditional, orthodox Jews

This new feature will include a variety of personalization questions to help find a match for users' diverse lifestyles, the company said.

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Chief Rabbinate opens certification exams to women after High Court ruling

The Chief Rabbinate opens its exams to women after a court ruling deemed the long-standing exclusion unlawful. A historic moment for equality in Israel’s religious institutions.

Rabbi Kalman Ber attends the second round in the elections of for the new Chief Ashkenazi rabbi, at the Chief Rabbinate headquarters in Jerusalem, October 31, 2024.

'To succeed as a Jew is to survive,' Natan Sharansky tells 'Post' - interview

Natan Sharansky is an Israeli politician, author, and former Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency. He was born in 1948 in what is now Donetsk, Ukraine, to a Jewish family

 Natan Sharansky.

Bill Aron, photographer of Jewish countercultures, gets his due in a sweeping retrospective

A trained sociologist and street photographer, Aron took iconic photos of his fellow members of the New York Havurah in its 1970s heyday.

Bill Aron, whose early projects included a series on Jews living on New York's Lower East Side, discusses a new exhibit of his work at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan, Feb. 4, 2026.

LA real estate investor donates $100M office tower to Chabad for largest Jewish center

Real estate investor Alon Abady donates a $100M office tower to Chabad, setting the stage for the creation of a massive Jewish center in the heart of Los Angeles.

The 16-story building at 9911 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles that Chabad plans to convert into the Chabad Campus for Jewish Life after a $100 million gift from real estate investor Alon Abady.

From food to film: What an Indian thinks of kugel - opinion

The series created by Yehonatan Indursky, is an introspective work that uses the everyday textures of ultra-Orthodox Jewish life to tell a story about belonging, compromise, and emotional inheritance

 SASSON GABAI in ‘Kugel.

When is it enough?

"But the more I pushed toward Orthodoxy, the more I realized the driving force wasn’t spiritual longing, it was the pressure to satisfy an external standard."

Kai Balin on a journey to explore Orthodox Judaism

From golems to Horton to banana menorahs: This year’s Hanukkah kids’ books light up the imagination

Three titles garnered the recommendation of the Association of Jewish Libraries: “Construction Site, Hanukkah Lights,” “Banana Menorah,” and “Lost and Found Hanukkah.”

 An illustrative photo of religious books.