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Makom Shalom members and guests participate in a Kabbalat Shabbat service in a redwood grove, March 27, 2026, in Occidental, Calif. (Photo by Gaia Esensten)
  • Religion News Service
A California forest synagogue experiments with nature-based spirituality
At Makom Shalom, Bay Area Jews are finding their spiritual home outside a traditional synagogue.
Matthew Nouriel
  • Haaretz
For Many L.A. Persian Jews, Iran Conflict Is Not a War but a ‘Rescue Mission’
The Persian Jewish community in Los Angeles, the largest outside of Israel, has been rallying for regime change in Iran, led by Trump and Netanyahu.
Rabbi Eliyahu Collins of Ahavas Sholom Congregation in Newark, New Jersey.
  • Haaretz
At This Small Conservative New Jersey Synagogue, a Hebrew Israelite Rabbi Runs the Show
Rabbi Eliyahu Collins is breathing new life into the last active synagogue in Newark, New Jersey.
Rabbi Shais Rishon, in hat, leads a Havdallah ceremony for Bend the Arc. (Photo courtesy of Bend the Arc)
  • Religion News Service
Two new DC congregations cater to Black Jews
With two new congregations led by and for African American and Caribbean Jews, Washington, D.C. is emerging as a center of Black Jewish life in the United States.
Host Henry Louis Gates Jr., center, attends a Seder while filming “Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History.” (Image courtesy of PBS)
  • Religion News Service
New PBS docuseries examines the ‘interwoven history’ of Black and Jewish Americans
The series spotlights religious leaders who have promoted intercommunal cooperation, as well as those who have sown discord.
The Wilderness Tabernacle sold by Bible Bricks. (Photo courtesy of Bible Bricks)
  • Religion News Service
Religious-themed brick sets hold appeal for both children and adults in digital age
Bible Bricks is one of a number of Lego-compatible bricks tapping a market for offline toys inspired by biblical figures and events.
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, left, speaks with Rabbi Ryan Bauer of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, December 3, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco)
  • Religion News Service
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl shows Asian American Jews they can lead in Jewish spaces
The closest thing the United States has to a celebrity rabbi, the Korean-born Buchdahl is also a role model for the tiny community of Asian American Jews.
Rabbi Tamar Manasseh, center, at her 2021 ordination. (Michael Eldridge)
  • Haaretz
Hebrew Israelite Rabbinical Body Votes to Ordain Women After More Than a Decade of Debate
After the vote, Rabbis Malchah Netanyahu and Tamar Manasseh were swiftly welcomed to the movement's board of rabbis in the United States.
Carolivia Herron (McNally Editions)
  • Haaretz
In This Shocking ‘anti-Christian’ Novel, a Jewish American Writer Accuses God of Incest
"Thereafter Johnnie" by Carolivia Herron is a story of incest in an affluent Black family living in Washington, D.C.
Hend Ayoub in "Home? A Palestinian Woman's Pursuit of Life, Liberty & Happiness." (Jessica Palopoli)
  • Haaretz
Arab Israeli Actress Takes U.S. Stage
Hend Ayoub offers biting commentary in her one-woman show, "Home? A Palestinian Woman's Pursuit of Life, Liberty & Happiness."
Credit: Art by Koren Shadmi / Courtesy of FairSquare Graphics
  • Haaretz
Ugandan, ‘Jewpanese’ and Queer: New Comic Anthology Redraws What It Means to Be Jewish
'Hyphen' tells 12 first-person Jewish stories that expand the narrative of Jewish identity.
Daniela Molnar (Courtesy)
  • Haaretz
A Jewish Poem Draws Inspiration From an Infamous Antisemitic Screed
'PROTOCOLS: An Erasure' is the latest release from Ayin Press, an independent nonprofit publisher of boundary-pushing, genre-blurring literary works.