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Pastor Mike Evans (far left), founder of the Friends of Zion Heritage Center in Jerusalem, is shown last year speaking to more than 1,000 Christian influencers on a delegation organized by his group and the Israeli Foreign Ministry. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
Spending on “hasbara” should be “like investing in jets, bombs and missile interceptors,” argues Israel’s foreign minister.
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Jewish actress Amanda Peet in a scene from the recent episode of "Your Neighbors & Friends." (Courtesy Apple TV+ via JTA)
At a time when many Jews fear appearing Jewish in public, seeing Judaism depicted correctly onscreen is reassuring, writes Jewish content creator Rabbi Yael Buechler.
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Members of India's Bnei Menashe community arrive in Israel. (Maxim Dinshtein for The Jewish Agency via JTA)
The remaining 6,000 members of the community are expected to immigrate by 2030.
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A promotional image for “House of David” shows David wielding his slingshot against Goliath. (Photo by Jonathan Prime for Amazon Content Services LLC via JTA)
Rabbi David Wolpe looks at the recent interest in Hollywood productions about King David and why the story is resonating now.
Read MoreIsrael is increasingly reliant on foreign workers, hundreds of whom moved into the dilapidated building during the Iran war.
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Dr. Gilad Bachrach (right), of Hebrew University-Hadassah’s Institute of Dental Science in Jerusalem, is shown with his students and lab manager. (Provided photo via JTA)
Colorectal cancer rates are climbing among young people and Ashkenazi Jews.
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Shared Journey: Israeli Maoz Inon (left) and Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah offer their vision for reconciliation in their book, "The Future is Peace." (Uri Levi via JTA)
In “The Future is Peace,” Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon say there is still hope for coexistence between Arabs and Jews.
Read MoreThe nonprofit OneTable is reimagining its programming amid fiscal constraints and responding to what it sees as important shifts in how Jews gather.
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Marc Shaiman: “It’s not hard to spend your whole life with Jews when you’re in show business. ... I’m sure the first caveman who put on a show was circumcised.” (Robert Trachtenberg via JTA)
In his new memoir, piano man Marc Shaiman tells a showbiz story shaped by Jewish humor.
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The Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem. (David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons)
Commemorations of the Holocaust must transcend the past to include concerns about the present and future, writes Menachem Z. Rosensaft.
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A guide in Poland points to a mural and offers student journalists from the United States a lesson on the Holocaust and the ramifications of antisemitism. (Photo by Lucia Alonso via JTA)
Journalists bear a responsibility to go beyond the headlines and social media posts to understand the past and present, writes New York University student Lucia Alonso.
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