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Masked ICE agents are seen in the corridors of Lower Manhattan's immigration court in New York City on Sept. 8, 2025. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images, provided by JTA)
A local rabbi whose grandparents were murdered after denied asylum in the U.S. describes witnessing painful immigration hearings.
Read MoreThis easy, cheesy egg casserole bakes like a souffle, creating a pillowy texture to complement the crusty bits of challah at the top.
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In a Jewish community threatened by assimilation and disengagement from Jewish life, day school leaders provide the framework and inspiration for students to embrace their Jewish identity with pride, writes the director of JSLE. (Maskot/Getty Images via JTA)
Investing in and supporting visionary, resilient and compassionate leaders is an investment in the Jewish future, writes Jason Ablin of the Jewish School Leadership Enterprise.
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The river Nid offers picturesque views in Trondheim, Norway, home to one of the northernmost Jewish communities in the world. (Getty Images via JTA)
The Trondheim Synagogue in Norway, one of the northernmost synagogues in the world, marks its 100-year anniversary in October of 2025.
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Mark Levine: "Politics in New York is still very tribal, even in 2025." (Photo by Joseph Strauss, courtesy of JTA)
A Q&A with Mark Levine, the veteran Manhattan politician who grew up in Howard County and is running to be New York City’s next comptroller.
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New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is shown speaking at a rally last October in midtown Manhattan's Bryant Park. (Bingjiefu He/Wikimedia Commons, provided by JTA)
A Texas resident who grew up in the Boston area, Jeremy Fistel, 44, attended Orthodox day schools in his youth.
Read MoreThis Rosh Hashanah, learn how some of Israel’s brightest minds have been working to help the world’s threatened bee population thrive.
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Onstage, Maryland native Gianmarco Soresi jokes about being the son of a Jewish mother and an Italian Catholic father. (Photo by Dalvin Nichols, courtesy of JTA)
A “comedian to watch,” Maryland native Gianmarco Soresi built a following with videos of his ad-libbed banter with club audiences.
Read MoreThe High Holidays demand an accounting of who we are, not what we own, writes Baltimore native Erin Beser.
Read MoreThis delicious soup contains all the “simanim” (signs), symbolic vegetables that are used in the Sephardic Rosh Hashanah seder.
Read MoreMany right-wing Jews venerated Kirk, who considered himself a defender of Jews and Israel.
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