Shira Hanau, JTA

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, ‘Prince of Torah,’ dies at 94

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the powerful leader of Israel’s haredi Orthodox community who was known as the “Prince of Torah,” has died.

Spices grown for quality — 300 specialized farmers 

NEW YORK — Try to come up with the most Jewish spice out there and you might have some trouble answering. Ori Zohar and...

Armstrong says he did not convert to play basketball

Jared Armstrong traveled to Israel on Birthright last year. He also spent months studying with an American Conservative rabbi in order to convert to Judaism, a step he wanted to take so he could move to Israel to play for the Hapoel Haifa basketball team.

Friction over egalitarian space

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett stating that his government would not implement the 2016 Western Wall agreement is angering Conservative and Reform Jews.

Walder suicide, reactions shake communities

JERUSALEM — On Friday morning, Dec. 31, most of the people bustling through Beit Shemesh, a town in central Israel with a large Orthodox...