Hamas and Trump say Edan Alexander to be freed from Gaza after US negotiates release
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — President Donald Trump and Hamas have announced that Edan Alexander, the only U.S. citizen among the living hostages remaining in…
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10 Beautiful Jewish Songs About Motherhood
Perfect to listen to on Mother’s Day (May 11) or any day of the year, these tunes celebrate and uplift moms and motherhood. by Lior…
Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was just elected as Pope Leo XIV, studied under a pioneer in Jewish-Catholic relations when he…
Israel and those who love it are stuck in a hopeless present. Can we ever get back to the future?
by Yehuda Kurtzer (JTA) — I’ve always appreciated the present-tense quality of Yom Ha’atzmaut. Coming right after Yom HaZikaron, a day of remembering past losses,…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: The Mother Tongue
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In 1845, the eminent scholar Abraham Geiger published a pioneering grammar of the Hebrew of the Mishnah. His analysis supported…