Above: Thousands marched in solidarity with the residents of Gaza in the Israeli-Arab city of Sakhnin on Saturday, March 31.That the sequence of events that unfolded on the Gaza border March 30 wa...

Annual Walk for Israel slated for May 6. The Metro Detroit community will celebrate the State of Israel on Sunday, May 6, beginning at noon, at the 13th annual Walk for Israel and 5K Family Fun Run. ...

Israel human rights activist to visit Troy, Ann Arbor and Lansing. Rabbi Arik Ascherman’s spring speaking tour will feature talks in Troy, Ann Arbor and Lansing May 1-3. During his last visit in Nove...

Every year in April, Americans complete their taxes, which include for many, lists of donations to tax-exempt charitable organizations. As an American Jew, my wife and I know and support great chariti...

StandWithUs curriculum connects middle school students with Israel. StandWithUs (SWU) is an international nonprofit organization that supports Israel through worldwide educational programs and effort...

I’m writing this from the plane on our way to New York. It’s an 11 hour flight and we have about 3 hours to go. It’s dark, quiet and just about everyone is asleep. It’s 2 a.m. in New York, 9 a.m. Isra...

Lauren Wallenfels is the Jewish News' new Cable & Streaming TV writer.My name is Lauren Wallenfels and I am a junior at Michigan State University. I am from originally from Buffalo, New York...

Why will this day be different from all other days? Because today is Shabbat in Jerusalem, which is always a totally ‘sababba’ (cool) experience.Tonight we will go back to the Western Wall to cele...

Sunday, April 15. Tomorrow’s our last full day in Israel and I’m really upset about that, which means it’s been - and still is -a fantastic trip.We say shalom to Jerusalem this morning and head st...

It’s 5:15 am, dark and quiet. I am walking alone through the Old City, heading to the Western Wall for a special ‘sunrise’ Kabbalah service. Cantor Smolash will be there. He told us about it last nigh...

It’s strange. Everyday we seem to experience something that feels like the ultimate ‘wow’ moment, and then the next day our ‘wow’ moment is even bigger.That’s exactly the feeling today.Today i...

We wake up in Jerusalem and the first thing a number of us do is....leave. A separate group of us signed up for a half-day trip to Ramallah in the West Bank. It’s a rare chance to come face-to-face wi...

If it’s Tuesday this must be...hmmm...not really sure where we are. Northern Israel, I think, and today we’re finally heading to Jerusalem, the beating heart of Israel.On the way we stop at the Or...

Another perfect day in Israel. This one had it all - history, music, ruins, art, shopping, plenty of calories (some alcohol-related) and a bar mitzvah.We started with a Jeep trip and a hike in the...

April 9, 2018 Our group suddenly has a new visitor: a virus. Unfortunately, a number of people got sick last night and had to miss the day’s activities. Rabbi Yedwab informed us by taking the microph...

April 7, 2018 I think I need to chill out. I came to Israel all eager to mix with the people and get their views on the big political issues of the day. I assumed that because they’re Israeli’s they’...

April 6, 2018 I have just groggily awakened from a 5 hour ambien-induced sleep which was preceded by two glasses of wine, soup, salad, lamp chops and a chocolate sundae. I am on a jumbo jet, about 9 ...

Temple Beth El teens learn about advocacy on L’Taken trip to Washington, D.C. Ari Richardson, 16, a junior at Farmington High School, grew up as an active member at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Towns...

Survey shows parents favor careers in tech or engineering. The classic stereotype of the Jewish mother who wants her child to be a doctor or lawyer is only partially true in Israel, a survey publishe...

A recent study by the National Power Index ranks Israel among the 10 most powerful nations in the world. The study ranks countries by comparing their economy, military, diplomacy, technology and popul...