A peoplehood older than modern language.

(RNS) — It was a beautiful Sunday morning in New York City, exactly 45 years ago this week, when I stood on the ornate bimah inside Temple Emanuel and was ordained as a Reform rabbi. Five years before ...

(RNS) — My late father’s favorite expression was “no ifs, ands or buts.” It was his old-fashioned way of taking his personal stand against equivocation, against the verbal gymnastics that soften ...

In its landmark study of American Jewry in 2020, the Pew Research Center reported that there were an estimated 7.5 million Jews of all ages in the United States. Now, in a new study released June 9, ...

For years, French politician Shannon Seban has encountered antisemitism from both the far left and the far right—an experience she said reflects a broader and growing trend. Seban’s troubles began in ...

Since the October 7, 2023, attack on Jewish residents of Israel, there has been both a rise in concern about antisemitism, its sometimes violent outcomes, and an increase in antisemitic sentiment ...