“Nobody Wants This,” a rom-com Netflix series starring Adam Brody as a charming Los Angeles rabbi who falls for a blond, agnostic sex and dating podcaster played by Kristen Bell, is based on a true story — kind of. Erin Foster, the creator of...

Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a ceasefire proposal led by the United States and France. Netanyahu confirmed that military operations on Israel’s northern border and Lebanon...

Here’s a recipe for strife: Start with a population that suffers from two millennia of discrimination and violence. Add a big dash of land that many in this population feel represents their homeland, and then mix in a healthy dose of a politically...

A Jewish nonprofit that distributes mezuzahs has been inundated with thousands of requests from non-Jews ordering mezuzahs in solidarity. The surge follows a campaign led by Catholic actress Patricia Heaton, urging people to place mezuzahs on their doors...

After 10 years on display at Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, a document penned by James Madison linking Jewish financier Haym Salomon to the American Revolution is now for sale. The document, a sheet from the ledger...

In a new exhibit opening Tuesday, the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. has unveiled what it says is the oldest Jewish book ever discovered.  According to the museum’s dramatic claim, the tiny book is a relic of an 8th-century civilization...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Actress Patricia Heaton is encouraging non-Jews to hang a mezuzah on the front doors of their homes. The Catholic sitcom...

(JTA) — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s Republican candidate for governor, is facing renewed criticism amid revelations that he once called himself a “Black NAZI” and a “perv” online. Josh Stein, his Jewish Democratic...

Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted massive airstrikes on Hezbollah targets across Lebanon throughout the day on Monday to prevent the Iranian-backed terror army from firing rockets across the border. As of Monday evening, the IAF had attacked...

For as long as Rabbi Jeremy Fine has been alive, he’s been a fan of the Chicago White Sox. This Opening Day, he hoped that his team would provide a welcome diversion from what has been an excruciating year. Alas, this was not the season.  “It...

The mayor of Muslim-majority Hamtramck, Michigan, has endorsed Donald Trump for president after meeting with him in private.  The endorsement comes amid a wave of anger among local Muslims over the Biden-Harris administration’s support for Israel....

The only rabbi in Springfield, Ohio, has expressed regret and said he will meet with local Haitian leaders following widespread criticism of his remarks disparaging the city’s migrant community. Rabbi Cary Kozberg will remain employed with his Reform...