What to Know About the Hora Dance, a Jewish Wedding Tradition
The hora is a celebratory Jewish dance performed at weddings, where guests form a circle and often lift the couple on chairs.
Sampling Jewish Food, Italian Style, in Venice
At Ba’Ghetto in Venice’s Jewish Ghetto, diners experience Judeo-Roman cuisine.
If it isn’t recorded it will disappear: the Muslim photographer shining a light on Bradford’s Jewish community
Nudrat Afza, a Muslim photographer, documents Bradford’s dwindling Jewish community in her project Kehillah.
New EU measure on coordinated defence investment
The European Commission has introduced a new measure to enhance defence investment coordination among EU states.
Leo Baeck Institute: 70 years honoring German‑Jewish culture
Founded in 1955, the Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) preserves the heritage of German-speaking Jewry. Its founders included survivors and intellectuals like Leo Baeck and Hannah Arendt.
A captured community’s survival: Thinking of the Jews of Iran
As a Jewish-Iranian American, the author reflects on a question often posed: if Israel and Iran went to war, which side to support?
National Days of Jewish Service Serve Up 9,000 Acts of Goodness
The National Days of Jewish Service, led by Repair the World, mobilized thousands across the U.S. to perform 9,000 acts of kindness during June 2025.
Tens of Thousands Gather for Boulder Jewish Festival, Largest Turnout in Its 30‑Year History
On Sunday, over 15,000 people—including out-of-towners—packed Pearl Street Mall for Boulder’s 30th annual Jewish Festival, marking its largest attendance ever.
Bringing the Scent of Shabbat to the ‘Lone Jews’ of Tanzania
Rabbi Shimi and Chani Aziza have revived Jewish life in Tanzania, a country where Jewish presence once flourished but largely vanished after the 1960s.
Rekindling Mumbai’s Jewish Life After Tragedy
In Mumbai, India, following the tragic 2008 murders of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, Rabbi Yisroel and Rebbetzin Chaya Kozlovsky stepped in to continue Chabad outreach.