Beneath Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Center, on parking level four, a small city took root through three weeks of war: yoga, singles events, garden chairs.

As America turns 250 and Passover nears, the festival of freedom invites a deeper look at what freedom means in Hebrew tradition.

Last time the writer went to Carnegie Hall for a Jewish event, security turned her away and protesters spat outside. What brought her back.

The phones don’t stop at the Shalom Food Pantry. Each week brings families needing groceries, and the packing depends on volunteers.