Rishon LeZion and Chief Rabbi of Israel, President of the Great Rabbinical Court, Rabbi David Yosef, intervened this week to free a woman who had been an 'aguna' (wife who has been refused a divorce ...

Rapper Kanye West — who released a song praising Adolf Hitler earlier this year — made a groveling apology to a New York City rabbi and said he is taking “accountability” for his bizarre antisemitic ...

Kanye West has attempted to take a step in the right direction by righting his wrongs. In the past, Ye has made disgusting comments against Jewish people that came off as antisemitic. Even to the ...

The NYPD is mourning the loss of Rabbi Alvin Kass, its chief chaplain. Commissioner Jessica Tisch said he died Wednesday at the age of 89, and was one of the department's longest-serving members.

Rabbi Alvin Kass, considered the spiritual heart of the NYPD for more than 60 years, has died, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Wednesday. He was 89. “This morning we lost an NYPD legend,” ...

(RNS) — Rabbi Arthur Waskow, an iconic social justice activist considered the forefather of postwar American Jewish progressivism, died Monday (Oct. 20), one week after celebrating his 92nd birthday.

Calling herself an “unlikely rabbi,” Angela Buchdahl has been a staple on numerous lists of notable American Jews, including the Forward 50. Born in South Korea in 1972 and raised by a Korean Buddhist ...

A rabbi in New Jersey was assaulted in a random attack Sunday afternoon ahead of a weeklong Jewish holiday, prompting police to add extra patrols around residences and synagogues. Avraham Wein, the ...

NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida Rabbi is behind bars after being accused of chatting with an underage boy about engaging in sex acts online and then traveling to Delray Beach to meet him, ...

A Miami rabbi and teacher was arrested for allegedly traveling to meet who he thought was a 14-year-old for sex, authorities said. Rabbi Levi Cash, 64, was arrested Friday by Delray Beach Police on ...

Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is feeling the Thanksgiving travel crunch. YMCA of the Palm Beaches brings seniors together for Thanksgiving More than 100 local seniors who might have spent ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins Monday evening and is the start of high holidays that are a chance for a fresh look and a new opportunity, said Rabbi Yosef Wolvovsky of the Glastonbury ...