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Rabbi David B. Kudan is the spiritual leader of Temple Tiferet Shalom in Peabody. Kudan, whose father was a Reform rabbi, grew up in the Midwest. In 1973, he met Barbara Abrams on a high...

SALEM – A new documentary, “Upheaval: The Journey of Menachem Begin,” which premieres June 7, provides an unvarnished look at the life of Israel’s sixth prime minister, documenting his early struggles as a young Zionist...

NEWBURYPORT – Alex Matthews came to the North Shore because of his love of farming, and now he’s growing into the role of a future rabbi. The congregational leader of Congregation Ahavas Achim in Newburyport...

Marblehead’s Robert Sanford and his wife of 72 years, Bery, managed to survive the Holo­caust and after the war escaped the Communist Regime in Romania by crossing into Hungary, Austria, Germany, and France. But after...

If you were to have asked me what Zoom was a year ago, I would have said it was the sound my little boys made when they revved up their Matchbook cars and Tonka trucks....

It was at the movies where I realized how lucky I was to be matched with such an incredible kid. We were standing in line for popcorn and Elias politely asked if he could have...

Inspired by a challenge from philanthropists Arthur J. Epstein and Bryna Litchman, the Jewish Journal has successfully reached its goal of raising $200,000. With the campaign reaching its mark, Epstein and Litchman plan to donate...

SWAMPSCOTT – The Rev. Dr. Andre Bennett, pastor of youth and young adults at Zion Baptist Church in Lynn, said he was not lost when police in several tony North Shore suburbs pulled him over...

REVERE – The Consulate General of Israel to New England came bearing 1,600 falafel sandwiches around the Greater Boston area for “Operation Falafel in Numbers” on Thursday, April 15, in honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel...

SWAMPSCOTT – The path toward combatting racism and anti-Semitism is through education, Rav Tiferet Berenbaum told a group of 140 participants on Zoom on Sunday, April 18. The event, “What Does Judaism Teach Us About...