CHICAGO (JTA) — This year’s Association of Jewish Studies conference was supposed to be a triumphal post-pandemic gathering for Jewish studies scholars and enthusiasts. But instead of a carefree Super ...

Dozens of Jewish studies scholars from across the world have kicked off the fall semester by sending an unusual letter to leaders of the University of Oregon, one with a stinging accusation. “Why ...

(JTA) — The email landed like a batch of soggy latkes last week: Hanukkah candle-lighting would not be permitted at the annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies. “We recognize the ...

Discrimination against Jewish people has continued to rise in recent months, sometimes in communities where it would seem almost impossible for the prejudice to exist. Ohio is not immune to pockets of ...

Lubavitchers have put up leaflets, posters and even murals of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson around the world, with many proclaiming him the messiah. Nizzan Cohen via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA If ...

The April 1-2 conference in Rome brought together Catholic and Jewish scholars from around the world to the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas to deepen the theological foundations of ...

O ver the past six months, the Trump administration has targeted universities over allegations of civil-rights violations. According to the White House, universities have been hotbeds of antisemitism, ...

Competitors from 15 synagogues across Long Island tested their knowledge of Jewish prayers, holidays and heritage at the annual JewQ competition at Chabad Port Washington on Feb. 9. The competition ...

(JTA) — When Robert Chazan was studying toward his Ph.D. from Columbia University in the mid-1960s, few major American universities were offering positions to Jewish studies scholars. The field was ...

Ever since hundreds of thousands of Israelis began pouring into the streets to oppose their government’s plan to weaken the courts, the protests have faced a contentious question: How much, if at all, ...