Fantastic Four: First Steps takes place in Marvel artist Jack Kirby’s world — literally. It’s only at the end of the film that it’s revealed that Earth-828, the version of our planet that Marvel’s First Family ends up saving, is a reference...

When Flora Cassen first came across the name Joseph Ha-Kohen, she was researching her first book on how Jews in Renaissance Italy were forced to wear yellow badges and hats — visible symbols of exclusion imposed by Christian authorities. “Ha-Kohen,...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will officially recognize a Palestinian state during the United Nations General Assembly in September, a move met with harsh criticism from both Israeli and U.S. leaders. The decision, reported by...

As ceasefire negotiations faltered once again, the Israeli military intensified operations in Gaza while demonstrators packed Tel Aviv’s Habima Square to demand an end to the Gaza war. The dual developments, reported by Jewish Telegraphic Agency and...

This story contains spoilers for the film Guns and Moses. When a member of his congregation, Allan Rosner (Dermot Mulroney), is murdered, the police arrest a young neo-Nazi who has been harassing the congregation. But Rabbi Mo Zaltzman (Mark Feuerstein)...

Arno Michaelis, a reformed neo-Nazi, told guests at Chabad of the Main Line in Merion Station, Pa., on Tuesday night that he is “committed” to his support of the Jewish community and Israel. Mark Erlbaum, a member of the congregation, had met Michaelis...

(JNS) Columbia University penalized more than 70 students involved in violent and other disruptive anti-Israel protests on the Manhattan school’s campus, according to the New York Post. The school’s disciplinary actions include suspensions of between...

(JTA) — The largest synagogue in Judaism’s Reconstructionist movement is moving to cut ties with its denominational body over what its leaders describe as a failure to confront hostility to Israel among affiliated rabbis and rabbinical students. The...

The top two leaders of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces have resigned amid an internal reckoning at the organization, just weeks after a leak revealed widespread allegations of financial mismanagement and a toxic workplace culture. In a message...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is facing political and physical backlash after voting against a proposed amendment to cut U.S. aid to Israel’s Iron Dome. As reported by both the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and JNS.org, the New York Democrat’s vote drew...

A coalition of 25 nations has urged an immediate Gaza ceasefire, citing escalating civilian deaths and deteriorating conditions at humanitarian aid sites. The call, reported by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, drew sharp rebuke from Israeli officials, who...

There’s no better time than summer to embrace an ancient Jewish practice that could transform how we connect with each other: kvelling or to Kvell. Kvell—the Yiddish word meaning to burst with pride and joy over someone else’s accomplishments—has...