World Jewry
Rabbi Gesa Ederberg is installed as the president of the Rabbinical Assembly at Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck, New Jersey, March 11, 2026. (Courtesy RA)
March 19, 2026, 8:35 am
Berlin rabbi makes history as first European to head Conservative rabbis’ association
Rabbi Gesa Ederberg is also likely the first convert to Judaism to hold the role.
By Toby Axelrod
Birthplace of Simón Bolívar, also known as the Casa Natal del Libertador Simón Bolívar, located in the historic center of Caracas, Venezuela (Photo courtesy of Yafa Negrete)
January 9, 2026, 12:50 pm
16 years in Venezuela: A Jewish story of faith amid fear
Two realities coexisted: extreme insecurity and a deeply supportive community
By Yafa Negrete
A woman holds Israeli and Venezuelan flags in front of the Venezuelan consulate in Miami to show solidarity with the Venezuelan Jewish community after an attack on a Caracas synagogue, Feb. 13, 2009. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
January 7, 2026, 2:35 pm
Venezuela’s Jewish diaspora is relieved to see Maduro deposed. But can they imagine returning?
An estimated 20,000 Venezuelan Jews fled after Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez, took power and ignited antisemitism.
By Larry Luxner
Sinagoga Tiféret Israel in Caracas, Venezuela (Photo by Guillermo Ramos Flamerich/Wikimedia Commons)
January 5, 2026, 2:26 pm
After Maduro ouster, Venezuela’s embattled Jews watch cautiously from sidelines
Decades of repression from pro-Iran, anti-Zionist regime leave community wary of celebrating US raid, with deposed leader’s deputy now in charge , but exiles hope for regime change
By Zev Stub
The Musaf prayer for Rosh Hashanah in a page of the rare 15th century Lisbon Mahzor now at the National Library of Israel. (Courtesy Kedem Auction House)
September 17, 2025, 2:38 pm
Two-thirds of a 15th-century Portuguese High Holiday prayer book were lost to history. Until now.
The Lisbon Mahzor has been reunited with its remaining third at the National Library of Israel.
By Grace Gilson
Cirque Du Soleil "Corteo" (MajaPrgomet)
January 11, 2023, 8:01 pm
Cirque du Soleil staffer connects to Judaism around the world
“Every time I do something closer to Judaism, I feel closer to my family, even if I'm far away from them.”
By Adam Reinherz
(Photo by Porapak Apichodilok via Pexels)
December 9, 2020, 9:18 pm
Israeli-world Jewry relations: From negation to celebration
"When the State of Israel and world Jewry each commit to elevating our shared people, ultimately we are setting the foundation to elevate our entire world."
By Omer Yankelevich
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