(JTA) — A nonprofit supporting Christian missionary hospitals in Africa announced it received an $18 million donation last month, its biggest gift ever — and that the money is coming from an observant Jewish couple.  Rabbi Erica Gerson and her...

(JTA) — For Jewish fans of American Girl dolls, Hanukkah came early this year. Last week, the popular doll company released a new set of holiday doll outfits and accessories to diversify its holiday outfits. Kids can now dress up their dolls in special...

(JTA) — The Centers for Disease Control has published a study conducted by the medical committee of the Camp Ramah network, highlighting the Jewish camps’ highly successful safety measures for avoiding the spread of COVID-19 this past summer. Between...

(Israel21c) - White blood cells called Eosinophils can be “summoned” in order to fight cancer by both destroying the cancer cells directly as well as recruiting the immune system’s cancer-fighting T-cells, according to a new study published in...

(Israel21c) - Tel Aviv is known for being one of the most innovative, artistic and fashion-forward cities in the Middle East. With its budding fashion scene, original independent labels, and social-media influencers that exist to make you feel old...

Naomi Adler’s connection with Hadassah began two decades before she was even born, when noted cantor Hugo Chaim Adler and his wife, Selma, stepped off the ship in New York—a ship that had taken them from their home in Germany via London. Arriving...

(JTA) — When Rivka Taub Rivera decided to apply for a religious exemption to New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers, she didn’t turn to the rabbis of Borough Park, the Orthodox neighborhood in Brooklyn where she lives. Instead, she asked...

Every week, one section of the Torah, known as the Torah portion or "Parsha" is designated as a focus of Jewish study and is read aloud in synagogue that Shabbat. The first mention of a scheduled Torah-reading cycle appears in the Bible, in Deuteronomy,...

(Israel21c) - When Asaf Zviran was diagnosed with cancer, he was doing operations research and R&D in the Israeli navy and earning his master’s degree at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Maybe that’s why he pictured cancer as an...

(Israel21c) - The bacteria wars are coming. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have pitted “good” bacteria against “bad” bacteria and the good guys, it appears, are winning. If the system can be scaled, this new approach could potentially replace...

Upcoming events including the Mirowitz STEAM Studio, a family hike with Israeli shlicha Roni Lavi, a 'Healthy Me Day' at Epstein, and more. Pumpkinland When/Where: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily (except Mondays) through Oct. 31 at Theis Farms, 14101 Creve...