The Democratic Senate nominee’s views on Israel and comments after a synagogue attack prompted a public debate among Jewish votersWhen Jess Newman heard that Temple Israel in Detroit was attacked last March, her first thoughts went to her extended family.“I grew up going to services there,” she said. “The attack was awful. My Jewish identity is very important to me.” Continue reading...

A gunman opened fire near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville as congregants gathered for Yom Kippur, the authorities said.

From 200-mile treks to synagogue to spiritual striving, readers share the rituals that define Judaism’s holiest day for them.

The public petition comes after other Michigan Jews registered their discontent with Abdul El-Sayed, the state’s Democratic Senate nominee.

Despite disagreements on Israel, more than a dozen Democratic senators huddled in Washington with the Michigan Senate nominee and emerged sounding optimistic.

A 50 percent U.S. tariff on Canadian steel is crippling a major Ontario mill, driving mass layoffs and rupturing a century of cross-border life with Michigan.

Prominent rabbis reacted with a mix of support, condemnation and concern about the ramifications for Jews in Britain.