(RNS) — Was he, or wasn’t he? The question says more about American Jews than about the great explorer himself. (RNS) — Just in time for Columbus Day, reports emerged on Monday (Oct. 14 ...

Everyone knows pork isn’t kosher. So why, then, are Jews so obsessed with it? For nearly all of Jewish history, pigs have been inescapable. During eras of Roman rule, rulers would challenge Jews ...

That’s right, only 32 years after the establishment of the tiny Jewish state, which was surrounded by 22 warmongering, Israel-loathing Arab states, and only 35 years after the Holocaust savagely ...

Though the Sephardic Jewish merchants in Madras of the 17th and 18th Centuries traded in many precious stones, it is as coral merchants that they are remembered. And interestingly, it is one of ...

“People who built sukkot last year will continue to do so,” said Rabbi Joav Melchior, who leads a Jewish community of about 2,000 in Oslo, Norway. “This doesn’t mean people here aren’t ...

He was a gardening columnist for The Washington Post and edited the Washington Whispers section of U.S. News & World Report.

A recent book on Jewish identity before and after Zionism shows the limitations of a progressive critique that doesn’t truly account for the experience of Palestinians. German Jewish refugees ...

Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Report this post. In my 50-plus years as a Jewish community leader, I have shared opinions and made calls to action on many issues affecting ...

Teen may need hip replacement: 'I can't cheer any more, and I can't do the things I love.' MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ)-- Fifteen-year-old Maria Koertje found her passion at the age of 11 when she joined ...

MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Multiple allegations against a Central Oregon cheer coach have some parents fearing for the safety of their children, but the coach is denying their claims. Parents of ...