But steep pro-Palestinian sentiment, an aging population and the departure of the spiritual leader are all challenges.

Soviet leader Josef Stalin's legacy includes mass purges and executions. Statues of him in Russia came down decades ago, but ...

One of the most spectacular mosaics ever found in Israel is now on display to the public for the first time. The Be’er Shema ...

The Ilyayev family completed the writing of a new Torah in memory of their father at the FREE Shul in Crown Heights on Sunday ...

The Berdychiv synagogue, also a Jewish shelter, is badly in need of repair — but no sponsor has come forth. Volunteer Hennadiy Kysliuk (inset) sees no future, but he’s not giving up. (Getty Images via ...

In response, Chief Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel created an early Jewish superhero in the attic of what has become known as the Old-New Synagogue. The story goes that the rabbi received a divine ...

In response, Chief Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel created an early Jewish superhero in the attic of what has become known as the Old-New Synagogue. The story goes that the rabbi received a divine order ...

But the Law & Order: SVU star found out in her 20s that her biological father is actually the singer Nelson Sardelli, and she’s revealing that family secret in her new documentary, My Mom Jayne ...