Myriam Ackermann-Sommer wants to see women more involved with Jewish life, including in the synagogue. But not all welcome her -- or even her Modern Orthodox denomination

Apology that New York Times advertisement 'missed the mark' comes after school initially defended it as ‘a play on words meant to highlight Brandeis’ unique story’

The institute, which is committed to gender equality, LGBTQ inclusion and reaching Jews across denominations, will wait until it gathers another cohort that can execute its vision

Tel Aviv Museum of Art faced criticism for collaboration with auction house after sale of collection belonging to a family that became rich by dispossessing Jews during Holocaust

The indiscriminate looting and torching of stores and vehicles sparked by a police shooting of a Muslim teen invokes for many a wave of antisemitic attacks less than a decade ago

The confrontation reflects a decades-long struggle with accepting LGBTQ people by some in the Orthodox world, but has also seen allies of the gay community rally in support

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, who served as chief rabbi for some 30 years and left Russia two weeks after it invaded Ukraine, says he's 'proud to be on the right side of history'

After eight-year probe, city's Department of Education report finds private Hasidic schools don't provide 'substantially equivalent' education to public schools

Commemorative site to those deported is daubed with anti-law enforcement slogans during unrest following fatal shooting by police of a teenager

While the term itself is an offensive Jewish stereotype, the show uses it as part of a story arc on restaurant's staff no longer using pejorative language