This week at the Tel Aviv airport: This Jewish-American's family is averse to religion – but he felt he had no choice but to become observant

Symbolic prayers for Rosh Hashanah seder.

The High Court froze the meeting of a vetting committee that is set to name Israel's new police commissioner and chief of staff because two members are closely linked to the premier. Now Netanyahu faces two options

The Noahide Project, which has Israeli governmental and rabbinical support, is trying to proselytize members of remote communities. Just as long as they don’t call themselves Jews, right?

In the U.S., Europe and Israel, it was a dismal year of national leaders propelling and appeasing nationalism, anti-Semitism and racism. But also moments of intense Jewish pride: Jews calling out, openly, racism that targets them – and calling out the Jews who perpetrate racism as well

Barbara Sofer reclaims the Z word; beach cleanups planned in Jaffa, Tel Aviv and Haifa next weekend; and Comedy for Koby with Modi

Israel supported rebel groups to push Iranian-backed forces and ISIS fighters away from the Israeli border, Foreign Policy reports

Trump tells U.S. Jewish leaders that his peace team made 'great progress' over past year ■ U.S. president also says he expects Iran to return to negotiations over new nuclear deal after he slapped sanctions on Tehran