Tulane University professor Ilana Horwitz's research points to religious culture as reason for why Jewish girls surpass educational attainment of non-Jewish girls - and Jewish boys

A failed bid for student body vice president led Ethan Wolf to launch Jews 4 Joe, a push to get young Jews to vote blue, which now has hundreds of volunteers across 65 campuses

The global pandemic is testing levels of commitment to one of Judaism's most observed rites -- but with technology and plain moxie, people are determined to continue the tradition