(JTA) — Citing “a major crisis in Jewish education,” Israel’s Diaspora ministry plans to pour about $40 million into training educators at Jewish schools in the United States and Canada. Amichai...

JAFFA, Israel (JTA) — For much of the past week, Israel’s latest unlikely celebrity which is an endangered seal, lounged on the Jaffa beach, drawing throngs of onlookers, constant media attention and...

Next week on Tuesday, May 23, The American Jewish Committee St. Louis will hold its annual meeting. The breakfast event is free and public is invited to attend to see the installation of the new board,...

For many kids, nothing beats the joy of a playdate. Meeting new friends, playing and going on adventures is what being a kid is all about. But for the parents, trying to come up cool and fun ideas to keep...

Roman Peysakhovich is a self-proclaimed foodie. He and his wife Emma love trying new recipes. On Shabbat, the aroma of Emma’s specialty—noodle kugel—waft from their kitchen. They also enjoy going...

It’s official. Members of Congregation B’nai Amoona decided unanimously at their annual board meeting Monday night to confirm Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham as the synagogue’s next senior rabbi. "The unanimous...

The 2023 Missouri legislative session came to an end on May 12th with several votes making headlines locally and nationally. Notably the passage of two bills, SB 39, which establishes guidelines for...

Earlier this year, an incident at Highcroft Ridge Elementary School in Chesterfield was marred by what some students and their parents viewed as a message of hate and antisemitism. At the school’s “International...

(JNS) This week’s Jerusalem Day flag march through the capital’s Old City will be a significant test for the recently brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist...

Maxwell Greenberg, Ph.D., will be the guest scholar at Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Community’s next Shabbat morning learning program at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, in the Arts & Education Building...

When the United States ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, announced last week that he would soon step down, the State Department said his deputy, Stephanie Hallett, would step in until a replacement is confirmed. That...

(JTA) — A high-profile movie project depicting Israel’s victory in the 1967 Six-Day War could star “Jane the Virgin” actress Yael Grobglas. Oded Raz — known for directing the Israeli box office...