One of Hayim Cohen's 9 adopted sons, Avshalom, charged with sexual assault of his brother, and human smuggling, amid fallout from high-profile scandal in Houston

Rabbi and three worshippers held hostage at Colleyville synagogue last year say their trauma has not disappeared, despite the FBI's killing of their captor

US correspondent Jacob Magid reports from Texas; environment reporter Sue Surkes illuminates a new tree law for Tu Bishvat and a game-changing water purifier

Synagogue founder says despite the intensity of support the congregants have gotten during the hostage ordeal, she is aware that 'our history is now going to be changed'

Blaze destroyed carved wood doors of Austin's Congregation Beth Israel, damaged the building’s stained glass windows and sanctuary

No injuries reported; incident comes a week after banners emblazoned with the words 'Vax the Jews' were hung by a neo-Nazi group nearby

Kosher Palate store reverses course after outcry from Jewish community, illustrating the high stakes of the latest phase of the pandemic

Organizer says he's not 'personally anti-mask,' but opposes government orders to wear one

Synagogues, Jewish groups, kosher restaurants and individuals scramble to address their needs and those of neighbors as storm knocks out swaths of state's infrastructure

Though less than 1% of the state's population, Lone Star Jews usually make an outsize impression this time of year which will be dulled, but not silenced, by pandemic restrictions