Around the country, shuls facing declining attendance are being converted into museums and cultural centers

How interfaith couples navigate the Jewish holidays

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox, men and women alike, are making new inroads in universities

Twenty residents of senior-living communities in Massachusetts prove that bat mitzvahs aren’t just for 13-year-olds

Food-justice initiatives bring Jewish values to the farm—and the dinner table

Synagogue religious schools aren’t always the right fit, and day schools are too expensive. But programs teaching Hebrew language and Israeli culture offer a third option for parents who want to maintain a connection to their families’ roots.

Jewish groups battle domestic violence

Synagogues finally tackle mental health

Congregations around the country have found ways to protect the environment and combat the effects of climate change

Growing numbers of congregations are live-streaming services to those who can’t join in person but want to stay connected

The Ark Builders, a group of volunteer woodworkers, have transformed the way their congregation worships

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld is spending his retirement collecting signs from shuttered shuls.

When a synagogue closes, what happens to its ark, its pews, its yahrzeit plaques—the unique, often handcrafted items that helped define it?