The Journal of Schenkerian Studies and its editors found themselves under attack at the University of North Texas. But should music theory be changed to meet today’s views?
Stephan Balliet, who streamed the attack live, was an active contributor to several anonymous chatrooms and owned a large collection of racist, fascist and antisemitic digital content
Can a normative person become a rapist? Author Karine Tuil's new book, ‘Human Things’ - inspired by the People v. Turner case - is trying to answer that
The squad sticks up signs on the streets of Tel Aviv to protest a 60% rise in violence against them since the pandemic hit in March
Ezras Nashim's application for an ambulance license was blocked for months as the all-male Hatzolah, the main organization providing emergency services in Orthodox Jewish communities, opposed the move
Some experts and residents – as in Crown Heights, Brooklyn – fear that anti-police sentiment may be contributing to rising crime, but others say they just want public safety to be safe for everyone
The number of U.S. Jews now totals 6.97 million, say editors of ‘American Jewish Year Book 2019.’ Try 5.7 million, says rival professor
This follows a routine scan in February, and is unrelated to hospitalization earlier this week, as concerns over the health of the Supreme Court's senior liberal member grows
RBG admitted to hospital with fever and chills, but resting comfortably, says court
A massive embezzlement scheme ran undetected at the organization, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars a year in restitution payments to Holocaust survivors, between 2000 and 2009
Zion Cohen, 68, is accused of torching six institutions, including the Tel Aviv rabbinical court, in a bid to separate religion and state in Israel
Polly Bronstein, 45, was considered a surprising choice for the high profile job at Israel's largest fundraising organizations ■ Organization's chair says termination is result of financial strife caused by coronavirus
According to the Bible, Shavuot isn’t exactly a real holiday. What changed?
When a staff member at an abortion clinic contacted religious organization Hidabroot with a guilty conscience, it realized it had hit the jackpot
Debate sparked after Reform Movement website publishes article on how Jewish community can support Jews of color affected by pandemic. Response article argues it’s problematic to define 'Jews of color'
Natan Sharansky's $1 million prize will support Jerusalem residents of all faiths, vulnerable people throughout Israel, as well as research and Jewish elderly abroad
Although bringing the bodies to Israel is complex and costly, even under ordinary circumstances, some 300 bodies, including many COVID-19 victims, have been flown in for burial since February
The German man in his late 20s attempted to attack a synagogue on October 9, which was Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day. He later killed two people
The agreement to form a government allows Netanyahu to bring a bill to apply Israeli sovereignty over settlements in the West Bank for a Knesset vote as of July
The thrice-daily prayers at the Western Wall, approved by the cabinet, are streamed on Facebook Live and get hundreds of thousands of views
Like much of Eastern Europe, Romania’s synagogues and other symbols of Jewish life are in decay. As the community dwindles and cemeteries become parking lots, will Jewish history also fade away?
It was Nancy Levitt’s rabbi who suggested the shiva by Zoom: At the end of each day’s virtual visit, as she said the Kaddish, the mourners in the cloud answered, Amen
Jewish communities in the U.K. find creative solutions to staying connected and safe as Jewish coronavirus deaths are reportedly 2.3 percent of nation's total
They planned every detail of the Jewish ceremony sometimes years in advance. Now these families have had to settle for a bat or bar mitzvah alone in their living room, in what some say has been a surprisingly powerful experience
Scientific observation gradually prevailed over the belief that outbreaks stemmed from God’s wrath, but the dilemma over succoring the sick remains
Polly Bronstein’s appointment in one of the main fundraising organizations for the Jewish state was met with great surprise in the Jewish organizational world and with concerns in right-wing circles
Children who grew up as Israeli but were sent back to South Sudan now need to adjust to a life without running water or electricity. A new documentary tells their stories, and that of the Israeli who wishes to change their lives through art
Singapore and Israel share 'a certain kindred spirit,' says former foreign minister George Yeo in an interview to Haaretz – both small nations having to survive under difficult odds and surrounded by Muslim-majority countries
Three Jewish day schools were temporarily closed following the diagnosis of an Orthodox Jewish attorney from suburban Westchester County with the novel coronavirus
Due to the rapid spread of coronavirus in northern Italy, regional officials prohibited large gatherings