Israeli technology could soon be doing your laundry. FoldiMate, a laundry-folding robot developed in Israel, promises to deliver neatly folded shirts, pants and towels.

Fashion with a purpose: Seniors gather at a local JCC to knit intricate panels for the Mim & Ray handbag collection, launching this fall.

The president of the 1.6 million-member American Federation of Teachers is the first openly gay woman to preside over a labor union.

Villages in Nepal are remote, but Tevel's volunteers persevere: They hike mountains, share unheated cabins and outdoor squat toilets and use water from village taps.

Dr. Rosenthal says that an understanding of the health care system goes hand-in-hand with empowerment. Treat health care charges as you would any other bill, she says.

We are proud to announce our seven Simon Rockower Awards, the annual prizes handed out by the American Jewish Press Association.

Some say the coastal city of Kochi's Jewish community dates back to the days of King Solomon.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg—lovingly nicknamed RBG by a younger generation—calls her tenure on the Supreme Court the highest privilege of her pioneering career.