Jewish community

Vance meets with Temple Israel rabbi on Michigan visit, offers support to community

Meanwhile, several of the state’s Jewish leaders signed a petition pledging to vote for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s GOP opponent.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. Super PAC event on Aug. 31, 2026, in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
The California State Capitol building on Sunday, March 29, 2026 in Sacramento, CA.

California could make Jewish an ethnic identity under groundbreaking new bill

Beyond the role Jewish demographic data could play in fighting antisemitism, Bocarsly also pointed out the practical benefits that access to such information could provide in sectors like education.

|BySHARON UDASIN/ JTA
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Maine Jewish summer camp seeks protection order against neighbor after shooting incident

The court records detail an initial confrontation on the evening of August 7, when Hewett and his father, Raymond, walked up to the property to demand an interaction with a staff member.

|ByALEX CARSON
Volounteers assisting at theJewish Relief Network Ukraine, August 10th, 2026.

Ukraine's Jewish families seek moments of normalcy amid missiles, economic hardship

For many Ukrainian families, leaving the country for a summer break is either financially impossible or complicated by wartime restrictions.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Jewish tradition, hands-on acts of service, show the power of volunteering - opinion

One of the most powerful tools for building resilience has been embedded in Jewish tradition all along: service to others.

OCTOBER 30, 2025BySARA ALLEN, CINDY GREENBERG
REPAIR THE WORLD volunteers clear a garden path. Repair the World mobilizes young Jews and their communities to engage in volunteer service and learning rooted in Jewish values to address urgent needs in communities, say the writers.

Aliyah Day 2025: Turning crisis into opportunity for global Jewish unity - opinion

The State of Israel is not only the home of its citizens – it is the home of every Jew in the world.

OCTOBER 29, 2025ByEDNA WEINSTOCK-GABAY
EDNA WEINSTOCK-GABAY: ‘The past year has once again revealed the depth of unity; in the most difficult moments, there was no difference between Israelis and Jews in the Diaspora,’ she maintains.

Ignoring the importance of the World Zionist Congress would be a mistake - editorial

In a Jewish world where our identity, politics, and power are more important than ever in a post-October 7 world, WZC remains one of the few platforms where all major Zionists gather to debate.

OCTOBER 28, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses a gala event on August 29, 2022, on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress, at the original venue, the Stadtcasino Basel, in Basel, Switzerland.

As Greenpoint’s Jewish community grows, so does this shul’s Hebrew school

Greenpoint, Brooklyn, an area once lacking in Jewish life, is now becoming a thriving community.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Yoni Kretzmer (standing) teaches the children at the Greenpoint Shul's newly incorporated Hebrew school.