Intentional communities with shared ideals and resources are more likely to attract Jews, who represent 10% of these niche US groups

Ellie Klein Goldman and Caroline Dorn capture the hearts of congregants, clergy, and lay leadership with their snarky but sweet running commentary on synagogue life

For 70 years, the massive community center has been the hub of Jewish life for a diverse group of 50,000, but fears of contagion in the hard-hit country have left it nearly empty

An extravagant new building has quadrupled one congregation's visitors, but many of the wealthy principality's 2,000 Jews feel just as comfortable in the more modest Chabad house

After years of building the infrastructure to be self-reliant, many smaller Jewish centers again require outside support -- but are confident they have the tools to bounce back

Leader of tiny community, Ebrahim Nonoo, says he can now talk to relatives and feel free about coming to Israel; hopes Jews will settle in Gulf nations

Starting September 6, highly-secured Jewish communities to invite general public to classes, tours, and other programs for annual bridge-building European Days of Jewish Culture

Unlike the US, the European counterparts are more than ideological and geographic groups, and offer education and religious services for an annual fee; both models are evolving

Reduced from 30,000 to a mere 100 after WWII, the German community thrives today after an influx of outsiders have shaped the postwar city into a progressive haven

Samantha Zerin, who is married to a female pulpit rabbi in the US, has navigated between public and private when coming out her family -- and the Jewish community