In time for the inauguration of our 45th president this Friday, Jan. 20, the JN has produced its first podcast. Howard Lupovitch, director of Wayne State University's Cohn-Haddow Ce...

By Daniella AshkenazyWhat was the most telling moment for Israel in 2016? It’s neither knife-welding Jihadists in the streets in the opening months of 2016, nor the stab-in-the-back from Obama at...

Jerusalem, the holy city. A complex and controversial place that is sacred to the three religions of the Book, plastered across international headlines and disputed upon by locals. While cons...

To see the future of the global Jewish community, you need to attend ROI (Return on Investment), an annual summit that gathers 150 of the Jewish world’s brightest young minds from every corner of ...

Kfar Hassidim Youth Village near Haifa is aging and in need of renovation as well as serious updating of its technology to better serve its 300 junior and senior high school students. Affiliated ...

From June 26-July 3, a diverse set of couples traveled through Israel as part of the community’s first interfaith couples mission to Israel, which was sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Metropo...

Leaders champion Israeli program to improve city’s emergency response time.Waiting for emergency medical care can be frustrating and frightening because delayed treatment can have serious medi...

The creation of Israel in 1948 and its continued existence today is an important response to the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust, commemorated worldwide each year on January 27th. A world once shocked b...

Over the years, people have said to me, “you must go to Israel”. I never really took that advice seriously. After all, there were the financial drains on us; the Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, the summer c...

Detroit entrepreneurs seek to emulate Israel’s “Startup Nation.”Twenty Detroit entrepreneurs sat around the conference table of one of Israel’s most noted venture funds, Jerusalem Venture Part...

80 local Jewish moms learn more about Judaism and themselves in Israel.Could the Jewish mother be the most potent weapon in the fight against assimilation and decreasing support for Israel? ...

Professor schools audiences on real goal of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) is the anti-Israel approach of choice on college campuses across ...

American Technion Society Detroit leaders visit Israel during the height of the conflict.As the conflict between Israel and Gaza escalated, American Technion Society (ATS) Detroit leaders Larry Ja...

Keri Guten Cohen Story Development EditorMusic can be so inspirational. There is power in the lyrics, in the rhythm and in the delivery. Such music can lift the soul of a nation. That’s what Is...

Pro-Israel and Palestinian demonstrators protest outside West Bloomfield JCC.A Palestinian protestor holds up a sign for the Jewish protestors to see.Tensions were high and emotions ran strong dur...

The Jewish News received a note today from Ruchie Weisberg, who attempted to mail a package to Israel today but was told no by the Southfield Post Office on W. 11 Mile Road. "With no explanation other...

Distributing toys and games to children in SouthDue to the state of emergency in Israel during Operation Projective Edge, Meir Panim is responding to the various needs of Israeli soldiers by distribut...

More than 2,000 Israel supporters at Shaarey Zedek July 23At times, the lines to get through security stretched well into the parking lot. But the wait was worth it for the feeling inside the packed s...

I am only 25-years-old and have already witnessed a lot of hatred and intolerance in my life. As a byproduct of living in a technology-driven society, this hatred has consumed social media websites an...

6-25-14 Israel's President-elect Reuven Rivlin paid a surprise visit to the Jewish Media Summit during its last plenary session. He spoke first about his long family ties to Jerusalem, where his fami...