We, the undersigned artists, media workers, academics and campaigners note that supporters of the State of Israel are planning a so-called "International Shalom Festival" during the forthcoming ...

Police officers are again under fire. The outrage over George Floyd’s killing has reverberated around the world and has many asking if “Black Lives Matter.” Four former Minneapolis officers are in ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. To the Editor: During Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, we are reminded that Yom Kippur - the Holiest Day of the year - is almost at our doorstep. Yom ...

Typography designer Liron Lavi Turkenich has created a stylized writing system that merges the two ancient alphabets into a single giant one. TEL AVIV (JTA) — Middle East peace may remain out of reach ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by senior writer Benyamin Cohen. (JTA) — When ...

If there must be more Democratic debates, why not have each one about only one subject — such as poverty, health care, climate change or foreign policy? Recent polls have shown that very few voters ...

Nine-year-old Ben Rubin gets an art lesson from artist Mordechai Rosenstein at Shalom School in Sacramento on Tuesday. Rosenstein was the artist-in-residence at Shalom School for three days this week.

“There’s actually a cognitive benefit to drawing shapes and images to represent words,” Rabbi Emily Meyer said of her video project. (JTA) — When the pandemic kept Rabbi Emily Meyer stuck at home last ...