When you’re the community rabbi, you know you may have to bury the occasional 95-year-old stranger; what you don’t expect is your connection to him

Health Ministry records 46 new cases in 24 hours; 5,549 Israelis currently ill, while 10,527 have recovered

German report says Swiss diplomat and 2 officials from Berlin have teamed up with Egyptian general to spearhead negotiations for return of Israeli captives in Gaza

European Commission expects bloc's economy to contract, with 19-member single currency zone rebounding by 6.3% in 2021, but in an uncertain recovery that would be felt unevenly

Court rules that Avraham Barkai can visit schools but not treat children, as enough time has passed since his 2011 conviction on possession, distribution of 190,000 illegal images

Unlike the glut of resources for studying science, math and English, we sorely lack high-quality home learning materials for Judaism

Freedom House cites crackdown on press, new bill allowing Prime Minister to rule by decree as examples of erosion of democratic norms in the Central European nation

Hailed by Netanyahu as a 'polymath,' the Canada-born spiritual leader and doctor of statistics led the hesder yeshiva in Ma'ale Adumim and was mentor to former UK chief rabbi Sacks