Rabbi
Israeli woman sues New Jersey rabbi for sexual assault, defamation
Avraham Appel, of Jackson, abused his position as a trusted community leader to sexually assault and exploit the woman, an Israeli immigrant who came to him as a single mother, the lawsuit said.
Raisin industry heir Bruce Lion charged in antisemitic harassment case in LA
This rabbi made history in the civil rights era, I had to tell his story - opinion
How a Jewish police chief's mezuzah captivated a Mississippi town
Polish president, EJA warn of rising antisemitism as Europe marks Kristallnacht
“Today you can go to any Jew and scream 'genocide',” said Rabbi Menachem Margolin. EJA's symposium united state reps, Rabbis, and activists to push back against the new blood libels.
A second rabbinic letter, arguing against Jewish rejections of Mamdani, enters the NYC mayor’s race
“Even though there are areas where we may disagree, we affirm that only genuine solidarity and relationship-building can create lasting security," the letter says.
Rabbi Alvin Kass, longest-serving NYPD chaplain famed for 9/11 response, dies at 89
Kass, the longest-serving NYPD chaplain, famously disarmed a hostage-taker with pastrami sandwiches from the Carnegie Deli. His career with the NYPD spanned 60 years.
Police arrest, interrogate rabbi, add'l suspect for inciting violence in West Bank
The rabbi, who remained anonymous, was accused of inciting violence during the riots at the West Bank village of Burkin, which was home to the terrorist who killed Tzeela Gez and her son.
Father of slain IDF soldier Rabbi Doron Perez to be new World Zionist Organization chair
Perez is set to become the World Zionist Organization chair as part of a power-sharing rotation between World Mizrachi and Yesh Atid, which will take charge in the second half of the term.
Israel's most visible rabbinic defenders are not recognized as rabbis by the Jewish state - opinion
The two most visible Jewish defenders of Israel in the world’s largest Jewish city are rabbis whom Israel’s own religious establishment does not recognize as rabbis.
The great silence: How the American rabbinate lost its nerve - opinion
The next generation of Jewish leaders must rediscover that bite because soft sermons and viral hashtags will not save the future of American Jewry. It will be saved by courage.
Ex-Sephardi chief rabbi slams Tel Aviv rabbi as 'heretic' after he calls for haredi IDF enlistment
Rabbi Tamir Granot's son, Capt. Amitay Zvi Granot, was killed shortly after Hamas's October 7 attack in an incident on the Lebanon border while fighting Hezbollah.
Your Investments: Noah's post-flood decision offers a powerful lesson on retirement - opinion
Your investments: My retirement date, every time you ask me that, I’m going to say five years. I don’t want to retire – Jamie Dimon
American Jewry's final sermon: Is this the quiet end of normal Jewish life in America? - opinion
In the wake of October 7, as antisemitism resurged from campuses to city halls, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove’s warning about Zohran Mamdani landed as a mirror of American Jewry’s paralysis.