Eric Fingerhut, the president of Hillel International, apologized to J Street U student leaders for any hurt he caused when he backed out as a speaker at the group’s conference in March.
Jared Fogle, the former Subway spokesman, is expected to plead guilty to possession of child pornography charges, according to WXIN in Indianapolis.
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) blasted the U.S.-led international nuclear deal with Iran on Tuesday, vowing to oppose it in defiance of President Barack Obama, who picked up much-needed support for the deal from two other Senate Democrats.
A great commencement speaker — like Stephen Colbert or the late David Foster Wallace — can elevate an otherwise mundane college graduation ceremony.
Islamic Jihad is considering ordering all its members who are imprisoned in Israel to go on hunger strikes.
Visiting Israel the past few winters to see his daughter and her family led to an unexpected job for Jerry Narron, a devout Christian and a baseball lifer: a coaching position for Israel’s team in the next World Baseball Classic.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he supports the Iran nuclear deal.
California lawmakers on Tuesday reintroduced a bill to legalize assisted suicide that had stalled amid opposition from the Catholic church and disability rights activists, as leaders among majority Democrats vowed to make its passage a priority.
A Jerusalem-based group announced the opening of the first Jewish kindergarten in decades in the Polish city of Lodz.
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