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"Recognizing that non-binary Jews exist and creating pathways to further welcome us to the Torah"

In new book, Francesca Stavrakopoulou displays God as portrayed by His early worshipers: with genitals, passions, powers - and a penchant for the monstrous

The suggestion that only "extremists" hold the site sacred is completely ahistorical. Jews have visited and prayed on the Mount for centuries.

APN's mission is to educate and persuade the American public and its leadership to support and adopt policies that will lead to comprehensive, durable, Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab peace, based on a two-state solution, guaranteeing both peoples security, and consistent with U.S. national interests.

Shavuot wasn’t always a dairy-heavy all-nighter.

On Jerusalem Day, we must talk about the Jerusalem that accompanied us on our long journey through the Diaspora.

From the blog of Ilana K. Levinsky at The Times of Israel

The Haram Al-Sharif Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem, known to Christians and Jews as the Temple Mount, is a focal point of tensions between Israel and the Palestinians.

For centuries, the search for the Ark of the Covenant has captured the imagination of movie makers, archeologists and even a queen of England. Researcher and author Harry Moskoff believes it's closer than we think.

This past Saturday, an 18-year-old white man went on a murderous rampage in a market in Buffalo, motivated by hatred towards blacks and others. Then, on Sunday, a Chinese man