Ryan Torok

Whether backing long-shot candidates, weighing strategic votes or sitting races out altogether, many said they were still searching for leaders who reflected both their values and their concerns.

Through communal living, arts, music, discussion, outdoor experiences and Jewish learning, the program has long sought to help young adults explore both Judaism and themselves.

Published by Simon & Schuster, the book, which was published in March, encourages young readers to embrace new experiences, even when they seem a little scary at first.

UCLA has an opportunity to become a national model for confronting antisemitism through principled leadership, transparent accountability, and meaningful action.

During his roughly 30-minute speech, he warned that Israel had become a "prisoner of its own tools” and that the American-Israel relationship, although historically strong, was “at a crossroads.”

The museum CEO told JNS that she hopes it will be a place for learning, contemplation as well as hope and optimism.

In both, there's sacrifices, there's tribal identity, there's a concern for honor and dignity. And then there are these huge, glaring differences

Kevin McIntryre, Torah reader at Etz Chayim Synagogue, discovered Judaism through musical theatre.

Topp is departing Beth Jacob, where he has served as senior rabbi since 2009. He and his wife, Rebbetzin Jordana, are making aliyah.

For the authors, that legacy embodies the book's central message: that even in the face of unbearable loss, compassion, presence and community can help transform grief into an enduring act of care.