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It’s been an unprecedented and difficult year for the Jewish community and, in times like this, tradition can be a comfort. That’s why we’re especially honored to present this year’s

‘This is the one shul where you really have to read your emails,’ Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt tells Curbed.

In response to the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and rising antisemitism, The Altneu Synagogue launched a matchmaking initiative for Jewish singles to ensure future Jewish generations. 

Good Monday morning. In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we report on how Jewish nonprofits are preparing for Giving Tuesday, and feature opinion pieces from Rabbi Eve Rudin Kleinman and Phil Jacobs. Also in this newsletter: James Sorene, Molugata Tsagai and Eric Salama. We’ll start with the results of...

(New York Jewish Week) — Since Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, there has been an outpouring of fundraisers and activism from New York synagogues and Jewish institutions. Some

After squabbles with congregants, Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet and Park East Synagogue have gone their separate ways.

The incident has prompted congregants to consider whether Rabbi Yitzchok Schochet has the right temperament to lead a congregation that has hosted a succession of dignitaries.

The spat centered on who will succeed the Orthodox congregation's 92-year-old spiritual leader, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, just like last time.

New York’s most influential religious leaders.

After reconnecting at a Simchat Torah event, Tamar Caplan and Alex Zeldin find chemistry -- and matching Jewish ideals -- and level up from friendship to lifelong love