From the ubiquitous Israeli wafer cookie to Judith's slaying of Holofernes to young Jewish volunteers working in the slums of Mumbai, tales of survival are always sweet.

When Henrietta Szold first visited Jerusalem in 1909, she was shocked by the dismal state of public health including—among other ailments—the prevalence of trachoma, especially

Scratch yesterday and you will often find today just below the surface. It’s easy to link the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil

In Defense of Netanyahu, Jews in Europe and further thoughts on Jewish travel in Philadelphia.

Celebrating the extraordinary life and stellar Hadassah career of Bernice S. Tannenbaum, who passed away in April at 101.

Dozens of mezuzot grace the doors of individual offices in the new headquarters, adding to the feeling of our work environment as a home for our collective efforts.

It took the Israeli Navy to stop the first flotilla of ships manned by anti-Israel activists trying to break the Gaza blockade in 2010. The

Readers share their thoughts on recent articles, from the pope to Leonard Cohen, and debate the spelling of the word mentch.