Should a rabbi endorse a candidate? Two influential leaders offer different answers on a question vexing synagogues.

Imagine this: you’re up for a big promotion at work. The man whose job you’d inherit raises the question of whether the ...

Buchdahl had faced public and private criticism for declining to sign a rabbinic letter condemning the mayoral candidate.

The Jewish Book and Arts Festival runs through November 15 at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston, 5601 Braeswood. For more information including tickets and event schedules, ...

The worldwide pandemic has threatened many of the businesses you rely on every day, but don’t let it take away your source for local news. Now more than ever, we need your help to ensure nothing but ...

On the eve of the Jewish New Year, we have thoughts from Angela Buchdahl, senior rabbi at Central Synagogue in New York. Her new book, "Heart of a Stranger," is about her journey to becoming the first ...

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Temple Emanuel installed Rabbi Emily Hyatt and Rabbi Elizabeth Sacks as senior rabbis, the first women to lead the ...