timesofisrael.com • 13th April 2026

Brooklyn Hasidim face accusations of voter fraud

Insiders say voter fraud in Brooklyn’s Hasidic community has been going on for years.

timesofisrael.com • 5th March 2026

Transgender? Judaism’s got a blessing for you

Two Israeli men who are officially a child’s biological fathers, a male rabbi born a woman, and a genderqueer rocker talk about life as they know it

timesofisrael.com • 5th March 2026

The bonds — and shackles — of Jewish marriage

A high-powered summit in New York City this week examines the aguna plight, and comes up with more anger than answers

timesofisrael.com • 5th March 2026

Israeli couple an explosive force on the international art scene

Tal and Omer Golan would rather be known merely for their art, but its catalyst, survival of a suicide bombing, is a powerful conversation starter

timesofisrael.com • 5th March 2026

It’s ‘Jewentine’s Day,’ break out the handcuffs and whips

In New York, some Modern Orthodox kinksters are marking Tu B’Av a little less traditionally this year — with love slaves and genital clamps

timesofisrael.com • 5th March 2026

Shalom Japan, where dishes sound like punchlines

Check out the Matzo Ball Ramen and the Oy Vey Iz Kir cocktail at Brooklyn’s newest hybrid eatery, where you’ll find intermarriage at its finest

timesofisrael.com • 5th March 2026

Are Jewish outliers the only hope for rejuvenation?

NEW YORK — The recent Pew study found high rates of disengagement and intermarriage among non-Orthodox American Jews, low birth rates, and a general hollowing out of hallowed communal structures.
In other words, the end of Jewish life as we know it

13th April 2026

Lapid charms the lefties at NY’s 92nd Street Y

NEW YORK — Yair Lapid may have lost face in Israel, but in New York on Monday evening, the audience was eating out of his hands.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency • 30th July 2019

Potty Training In Hebrew - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

“I can haz new diaper now?” Teaching my 2.5-year-old son to talk like his mom and pee like his dad proved a daunting task.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency • 29th January 2019

Art And Politics: It’s Complicated

Documenting the destruction in Gaza, the paintings of Israeli-American artist Noa Charuvi draw friendly fire

Jewish Telegraphic Agency • 3rd January 2019

Negotiating A Rosh HaShanah Dinner Coalition - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

I have already backed off most of my initial demands: At this point, I will sit at the table with pretty much anyone, just as long as I don’t have to cook the fish.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency • 6th June 2017

From Egypt, With Dangerously Trenchant Satire - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

In 2013, when “The Daily Show” producer Sara Taksler set out to document the work of high-wire act comedian Bassem Youssef — known as the Egyptian Jon Stewart — she didn’t dream she would end up charting the birth and death of a revolution.

VICE • 14th April 2016

The Young Arab Sex Workers Making a Living in Israel

When national conflict becomes foreplay.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency • 17th September 2014

‘I Have The Right To Love Who I Love’

The common law marriage between an Israeli woman and a Sudanese asylum seeker tests the values of the Jewish state.