(JTA) — Israel is fending off criticism after killing a well known Al Jazeera correspondent whom it accused of being a Hamas fighter in a strike on Gaza City on Sunday night. Anas al-Sharif, 28, was killed while sheltering in a tent near Al-Shifa...

The distance between Kol Rinah and the site of the antisemitic hate crime in Clayton on Aug. 5 is a mere 350 yards. That proximity was on the mind of Rabbi Noah Arnow when he spoke to a group of 180 members of the community on Monday, Aug. 11, at...

(JTA) — When the Conservative movement’s ethics committee opened an investigation into his participation in interfaith weddings, Rabbi Ari Yehuda Saks didn’t wait for the verdict. On Sunday, the third-generation Conservative rabbi resigned...

Tickets are now on sale for the "Hate Ends Now" cattle car exhibit, coming to the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum Sept. 10–14, and organizers expect them to go quickly. Capacity is limited, and walk-up sales will not be available. Museum...

In the weeks leading up to Oct. 15, 2023, I was preparing for something I’d waited a lifetime to experience: my first trip to Israel. Bags were packed, boarding passes downloaded, headspace somewhere between curiosity and excitement. But then the world...

(JTA) — U2 frontman Bono stood out in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel for dedicating a song to the hundreds of “beautiful kids” murdered at the Nova music festival. Now, Bono and his bandmates have broken...

(JTA) — The UJA-Federation of New York will send $1 million to an Israeli humanitarian group providing aid to civilians in Gaza, the federation’s CEO announced on Friday. The funds will go to IsraAID, Israel’s largest nongovernmental aid...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Sunday endorsed a Senate push to block U.S. arms sales to Israel, calling it “the right...

More than 4,000 people gathered on Sunday, Aug. 10, to enjoy a celebration of Jewish culture. The St. Charles Jewish Festival offered music, food and opportunities to learn about Judaism. The festival is now in its fifth year and grows in attendance....

In March, we told you about “Bad Shabbos” when it made its local debut at the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival. It played to a packed house and plenty of knowing laughs — the kind you only get when a story feels a little too close to home. Now...

The Clayton Police Department is asking for the public’s help as they work to solve a hate crime that shook a quiet neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Around 3 a.m. on August 5, three vehicles were set on fire in the 7500 block of Westmoreland Avenue....

Last December, we introduced readers to the Anti-Defamation League’s Glass Leadership Institute (GLI)—a program empowering young professionals to challenge antisemitism, dismantle bias and reshape their communities. Now, ADL Heartland is deepening...