How Jewish politics are shaping the 2026 election map, from coast to coast

As Democrats and Republicans jockey for control of Congress and key statehouses, Jewish candidates and Jewish issues are no ...
Jewish Insider

Jewish leaders question Mamdani’s antisemitism strategy

Days into Zohran Mamdani’s first week as mayor of New York City, some Jewish leaders are privately raising questions about ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks died 5 years ago. His new Torah commentary is making waves in Israel.

TEL AVIV — Three years ago, Jerusalem-based publisher Matthew Miller got a call from the head of Israel’s largest bookstore chain. Steimatsky chief executive Ayal Grinburg said he was watching ...
Jewish Insider

On Jewish issues, Mamdani’s hiring decisions to provide an early indicator of admin policy

One person to keep an eye on is Josh Binderman, who served as Mamdani’s Jewish outreach director during the campaign and ...
NorthJersey.com

What is Simchat Torah? Hostage release transforms Jewish holiday forever linked to terror

"This Simchat Torah, we will dance again." That refrain was echoed coast-to-coast by American Jews on Monday, Oct. 13, as they prepared to celebrate one of their faith's most joyous holidays following ...
The New York Times

Some Jewish Mamdani Supporters Say Cuomo Is ‘Flattening’ Their Community

Volunteer canvassers for Zohran Mamdani gathered over the weekend in hopes of combatting Andrew M. Cuomo’s closing pitch to Jewish voters. By Tim Balk In the final days of the New York City mayoral ...
In These Times

The Jewish Diaspora Movement

As newly ordained rabbi Louisa Solomon crunched the numbers on her new Jewish education project, she encountered a good problem: Too many people wanted to attend. “People just started coming up to me ...