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After October 7, this haredi woman refuses to stand apart from Israeli society

Born into the heart of haredi Jerusalem, Sari Kroizer has built a religious and Israeli identity that refuses to stand apart.

|ByYONATAN VERSTANDIG
Sari Kroizer.
A Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih damaged the home of the local Chabad rabbi and a nearby mikveh (ritual bath). January 29.

Russian strike hit home of Kryvyi Rih Chabad rabbi, mikveh damaged

Rabbi Liron Edri, a Chabad emissary who leads the Jewish community in Kryvyi Rih, said the blast caused extensive damage to the property and surrounding facilities. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Exclusive Interview with Bishop Thomas Paul Schirrmacher at the Conference of European Rabbis.

'Jews are hated because of Abraham's God': Bishop Schirrmacher against antisemitism - interview

For Schirrmacher, the connection to Israel was not merely theological.

|ByJOSH ARONSON
A line of interfaith leaders protest Immigrations and Customs Enforcement at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, Jan. 23, 2026.

Rabbi among dozens arrested in faith leaders' anti-ICE protest in Minnesota

Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman, the Jewish and interfaith chaplain at Macalester College, was briefly detained by police alongside leaders of other faiths while staging a protest at the airport.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Documentation: European Rabbinical court members meet with leading Torah authorities

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByDAVID BERGER

Nechama Goldman-Barash: A guiding light for women's voices in Halacha

Jerusalemite of the Week: Nechama Goldman-Barash has become a guiding light regarding the Jewish laws of gender, sexuality, marriage, and more.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByAARON REICH
Nechama Goldman-Barash.

This week in Jewish history: Herzl writes Der Judenstaat, Byzantines betray the Jews

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

FEBRUARY 15, 2025BySTEVEN DRUCKER
‘HERZL UNDERSTOOD the value of a great photo’: Theodor Herzl in Basel, 1897.

Writing from the fire: War is not a theory you can debate from afar - opinion 

War is not an equation. War is not an idea. War is not something that fits inside a petition.

FEBRUARY 14, 2025ByJACOB SCHIMMEL
fallen soldier

Iranian, Israeli rabbis mourn late Turkish chief rabbi Isak Haleva

Israeli and Iranian rabbis united with Jewish leaders worldwide to pay tribute to Turkish Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva.

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Turkey's Chief Rabbi Ishak Haleva in 2009.

Top haredi leader calls for Arab rule over Israel, says Zionism brought 'disasters'

Rabbi Dov Landau blamed the conflict on Zionism and called for increased Torah study to protect the country from Arabs.

FEBRUARY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rabbi Dov Landau seen at his home in Bnei Brak, on February 27, 2024.

Leading haredi rabbi apologizes for accusing rabbinic org. Tzohar of conversions for money

A settlement was recently reached in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, requiring Rabbi Yosef to issue a public apology both in writing and during his weekly class.

FEBRUARY 2, 2025ByMAARIV ONLINE
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, grandson of former Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef.

This week in Jewish history: Israel's first astronaut, invention of cardioverter-defibrillator

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

JANUARY 31, 2025BySTEVEN DRUCKER
ILAN RAMON in front of an F16 aircraft.

South Africa's activist rabbi takes global stage in Israel's defense

Jewish Affairs | Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein leverages legal expertise and religious leadership to counter South Africa's ICJ case while building interfaith bridges at home.

JANUARY 24, 2025ByBATYA LEVINTHAL
SINCE THE October 7 massacre, Rabbi Goldstein has emerged as an articulate defender of Israel, using his legal expertise to counter South Africa’s apartheid and genocide accusations at the International Court of Justice.

Bishop Mariann Budde angered Trump with her sermon, rabbis should show such courage - opinion

Should priests and rabbis have something to say about policy? Is it the role of ministers and imams to speak on matters of politics and partisanship?

JANUARY 24, 2025ByRABBI MICAH STREIFFER
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde walks by President Donald Trump as he attended A Service of Prayer for the Nation at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21, 2025. In her sermon, Buddy urged the president to show mercy to immigrants and LGBTQ+ children.