A Festschrift — a celebration of the intellectual achievements of a senior scholar in the form of essays by colleagues, ...

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 ...

YIVO sought a home in New York for a museum dedicated to the vanished “homes” of Eastern Europe. Less than three months after Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, producers of the doomed Nova Musical ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(RNS) — The letter declared that its signers will not voluntarily collaborate with federal immigration enforcement or the Anti-Defamation League, which supported the arrest of Columbia University ...

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, ...

(RNS) — A raft of new research fellowships and writing workshops represent a coming of age for the idea that learned women can claim authority in interpreting Jewish law. (RNS) — According to the ...

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 ...