One of Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh’s favorite duties as Vice President, Director of the Maas Center and Miller Introduction to Judaism program at American Jewish University is welcoming newcomers. “Since ...

This story was first published by FāVS News on Feb. 23, 2026. Jewish Boiseans gathered with the broader community this weekend to celebrate the formal installation of a new rabbi and the restoration ...

This week’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh, is the only Torah portion, from the beginning of Exodus through the end of Deuteronomy, from which Moses is completely absent. Everywhere else in Exodus, Numbers, ...

Every Friday evening, students at the Fleishman House kindle the lights of Shabbat. As the words of “Shalom Aleichem” fill the air, students break challah and pass around bowls of steaming Matzah Ball ...

Meet Rabbi Johanna Hershenson, who has taken on leadership of Boise’s synagogue. She sat down with the Idaho Statesman for an ...

If you’ve binged Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” with the rest of the Jewish community, you may be inspired to lean into your heritage and learn a bit more about Judaism. (Or, if you’re not Jewish, ...

When Sinai Temple hired Sherre Hirsch as its first woman rabbi, it was seen as a way to attract more women to shul. Its impact can still be felt more than 25 years later. Take, for example, Temple ...

Rabbi Avram Ellner has been hired as an associate rabbi at Park Synagogue in Pepper Pike effective July 1, it was announced by the rabbi and board chair to the ...