A new film about a bar mitzvah with Down syndrome highlights the challenges Jewish communities face in serving the spiritual, physical and social needs of its disabled members. NEW YORK (JTA ...

many Orthodox Jews say they will be happy with whatever kind of communal services they are able to safely hold. “Even if it’s a fast davening and we’re all sitting far apart, it still feels ...

Students of Chaya Mushka Seminary in Montreal, Canada, returned from a memorable trip to the holy land of Israel. From ...

She took it seriously from the start, learning, reading, reviewing, studying the curriculum, attending davening and classes, and integrating among observant Jewish friends. (Every detail here is ...

While they share Jewish roots with American Jews, there can be cultural differences, different social customs and ways of ...

More than 1,000 parents and children from 26 countries and 175 cities are converging for the CKids International Shabbaton, ...