This contrast is comedy gold, and Modi Rosenfeld has captured it perfectly in his stand-up. Sephardic Jews, he jokes, call ...

Timeless classics, modern favorites, and totally unique monikers that no one else in your kid’s class will share—you can find it all in the Hebrew Bible. Take a trip back in time to the Old Testament ...

(JTA) As he lists the names of his many grandchildren, Joop van Ooijen recites what sounds like a roll call at a typical Israeli classroom. Yair, Yael, Lael, Odelia, Netanya, Yoaz and Shilon are some ...

Have you ever met someone with the first name Kohen? Well, you probably will in the next few years. Kohen (or Cohen, if you prefer the traditional spelling) is skyrocketing in popularity, according to ...

A May 2021 Pew Research Center study revealed that younger Jews in the United States were more likely than older generations to migrate to the religion’s extremes; compared to their elders, more ...

(JTA) — Ira Sheskin is one of the most prominent demographers of American Jews. A professor at the University of Miami, Sheskin helps Jewish communities across the country carry out complicated ...

A well-worn joke in American Jewish culture goes like this. A Jewish immigrant landed at Ellis Island in New York. The procedures were confusing, and he was overwhelmed by the commotion. When one of ...

Antisemitism is hardly a problem exclusive to New York City. More than half of Jewish Americans report experiencing some form ...

(JTA) Christian Goldenbaum is used to people doing a double take after he introduces himself. Almost every single day while living abroad in New York, London and Jerusalem, the 28-year-old Sao Paulo ...

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles announced Wednesday that Rabbi Noah Farkas will be its next president and chief executive officer. Farkas' official term begins Jan. 1, but he will begin ...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A number of prominent Jewish donors are included on a letter from more than 100 Democratic funders calling on President Joe Biden to pull back his “unconditional” support for Israel ...