JERUSALEM (RNS) — Over the years, many of the young Orthodox women studying at the Midreshet Lindenbaum seminary yearned to join a combat unit in the Israeli army but knew that staying religiously ...

American actor Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in the film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” in 1971. A documentary about the late comic genius, “Remembering Gene Wilder, ” will launch the Jewish Film ...

Katrin Göring-Eckardt, a member of the German Bundestag, took cover with Jewish children during an air raid siren while visiting the “Mishpacha” Jewish orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine. Full Story Katrin ...

On the morning of Aug. 31, 2025, I found myself standing on the Temple Mount (Har Habayit) in Jerusalem. That night, I would be standing under the chuppah at my wedding, smashing a glass to remember ...

Ziva Mann remembers how joyful and smiley her daughter was as a child — the family even gave her the nickname “Giggles.” “She was just sunshine,” Mann said. That changed around second grade, when her ...

A packed dance floor is the hallmark of a successful wedding reception. It’s the place where generations connect, friends let loose and the celebration comes to life. But keeping guests on their feet ...

A large Orthodox Jewish school in Brooklyn is requiring parents to prove they are registered to vote before the new school year begins — in an unprecedented policy that comes as a democratic socialist ...

Among the recent public letters was one from dozens of Orthodox rabbis demanding “moral clarity” to what they called a humanitarian crisis. By Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer As Israel’s tactics in Gaza ...

From the moment guests arrived, it was clear this was not your average wedding. Earthquake, known for his larger-than-life humor and warm personality, brought that same energy to his big day. Rashida ...