Frieda Vizel takes participants on an intimate journey into the insular Williamsburg enclave. But far from a critique, she offers a detailed and objective look at life there
Top government officials from US and Israel join hundreds of Jewish groups in Manhattan, in a long-delayed affirmation for community after 2-year COVID hiatus
Clergy sought meeting due to concerns Adams consults with Haredi Jews who don't represent city's diversity; organizer says they showed mayor not every rabbi is 'a man with a beard'
Annual event, canceled by pandemic since 2020, seeks to affirm support for Jewish state, bring together disparate community; top US and Israeli politicians to attend
K.M. DiColandrea's story of weathering a family illness, coming out as trans and converting to Judaism strikes a chord, and readers donate to his grassroots student debate league
Republican Inna Vernikov withdraws $5,000 from Museum of Jewish Heritage, accuses it of 'politicizing' Holocaust, after it allegedly banned right-wing Florida governor
A new book from 3rd-generation Lori Zabar, who died months before its publication, traces her family history from pogroms in Ukraine to enduring fame on Manhattan's Upper West Side
Secular singer says he reached musical enlightenment when he read the ancient Hebrew prayers for his new album 'Tefila,' commissioned by Temple Emanu-El to attract new audiences
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