July 26, 2017
3:26 am

During a 2006 visit to the Jordanian capital of Amman, JTA’s Uriel Heilman underwent some invasive security checks when he visited the Israeli Embassy there. (Uriel Heilman)

The time Israeli security strip-searched me at their embassy in Jordan

Following Sunday’s attack at the Israeli mission in Amman, veteran reporter recalls the day he faced invasive scrutiny there

By Uriel Heilman

June 9, 2016
8:30 pm

Charles Lindbergh, wearing helmet with goggles up, in an open cockpit of an airplane at Lambert Field, St Louis, Missouri, 1923. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images via JTA)

‘America First’: Trump doubles down on a term that makes many Jews queasy

GOP candidate ignores anti-Semitic history associated with the term, insisting it stands for conservative economic values

By Uriel Heilman

June 8, 2016
2:16 am

Donald Trump speaking at a campaign event in Mesa, Ariz., Dec. 16, 2015. (Ralph Freso/Getty Images)

In calling out ‘Mexican’ judge, it’s Trump vs. the American legal system

The attacks of the presumptive GOP candidate have managed to unite his critics on the right and left

By Uriel Heilman

June 2, 2016
10:16 pm

Donald Trump waving after a news conference at the Trump Tower in New York, May 31, 2016. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s anti-Semitism controversies: A timeline

Presumptive GOP candidate faces growing accusations his campaign condones Jew-hatred, if not encourages it outright

By Uriel Heilman

May 24, 2016
7:44 pm

Jonathan Sarna at Brandeis University, his undergraduate alma mater and where he has taught for more than 25 years, May 10, 2016 (Uriel Heilman/via JTA)

Beating health scares, Jonathan Sarna seals status as rock star Jewish historian

The Brandeis professor bounced back to produce his ubiquitous text on American Jewish history — and didn’t stop there

By Uriel Heilman

May 23, 2016
4:31 am

Trump v. Clinton: Battle of the Jewish sons-in-law

Whoever ends up winning the election in November, Jews will be in the president’s inner family circle

By Uriel Heilman

May 18, 2016
5:32 pm

The Satmar Hasidic village of Kiryas Joel was the subject of two FBI raids in two months, lending to a sense of siege in the insular community, May 2016. (JTA/Uriel Heilman)

FBI raids, scrutiny on yeshivas bring sense of siege to Hasidic town

Satmar community in Kiryas Joel fears loss of control amid probes over alleged sex abuse, education standards and misuse of government funds

By Uriel Heilman

May 6, 2016
6:09 am

A screenshot from an 11-minute video showing a Hasidic principal handling a young boy. (Screenshot from YouTube)

Undercover video of Hasidic principal handling boy prompts sex abuse probe

While advocates demand justice, police refuse to comment on whether case is under investigation

By Uriel Heilman

May 6, 2016
3:50 am

US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk away after a news conference at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, March 20, 2013. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Sympathy for Palestinians over Israel up sharply among younger Americans

Pew study finds threefold rise in past decade of millennials who say they’re more sympathetic to Palestinians than Israel

By Uriel Heilman

May 4, 2016
7:43 pm

Anushka Warshawski, center, smuggled her photo album out of the Kovno ghetto shortly before its liquidation and her death in 1943. (Courtesy of Richard Schofield/via JTA)

Smuggled out of ghetto, mystery photo trove turns out to be family of famous American scholars

‘Raised from childhood morning, noon and night’ on stories about loved ones decimated in Holocaust, a well-known academic clan reunited with a piece of their history

By Uriel Heilman

April 28, 2016
7:45 pm

The Orthodox Union's youth organization sold more than 4,000 tickets to Six Flags Great Adventure on the first day of chol hamoed, Passover's intermediate days, April 25, 2016. (Uriel Heilman/via JTA)

Great Adventure: How a NJ amusement park goes Orthodox for Passover

Thousands of Jews from across the Tri-State area descend onto Six Flags each year to enjoy their holiday break

By Uriel Heilman

April 21, 2016
12:03 am

Orthodox Jewish men on March 22, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Kena Betancur/Getty Images via JTA)

What we know, and don’t know, about how NY Jews voted

Clinton’s margin over Sanders narrower in Williamsburg, Borough Park; Cruz sweeps ultra-Orthodox vote

By Uriel Heilman

April 20, 2016
5:07 pm

Lawyer Jason Dov Greenblatt would be thrust into the post of presidential adviser on Israel if Trump wins the White House. (Uriel Heilman/JTA)

With more chutzpa than experience, Orthodox lawyer advises Trump on Israel

Real estate attorney Jason Dov Greenblatt, who once guarded an Israeli settlement, sees reaching a two-state solution as a business negotiation

By Uriel Heilman

April 15, 2016
4:02 pm

Donald Trump holds a question-and-answer session with Jewish reporters at his offices at Trump Tower, New York, April 14, 2016. (Uriel Heilman/JTA)

Trump to Jewish reporters: Why do Jews support Obama when he’s disloyal to Israel?

At NY meeting, GOP front-runner also says world would be better off if Saddam and Gaddafi were still in power, claims NY Daily News ‘did a number’ on Sanders, reveals the 2 Jewish real estate lawyers who advise him on Israel

By Uriel Heilman

April 14, 2016
9:19 pm

John Kasich speaks after dropping by a matzah bakery in Borough Park, April 12, 2016. (Screenshot/YouTube)

John Kasich links Jesus’ blood to Passover at matzah bakery

In cringe-worthy moment, GOP hopeful says ‘blood of the lamb above the lampposts’ was Christ’s, as he’s known as ‘the lamb of God’

By Uriel Heilman

Writer: Uriel Heilman

The time Israeli security strip-searched me at their embassy in Jordan

Following Sunday’s attack at the Israeli mission in Amman, veteran reporter recalls the day he faced invasive scrutiny there

‘America First’: Trump doubles down on a term that makes many Jews queasy

GOP candidate ignores anti-Semitic history associated with the term, insisting it stands for conservative economic values

In calling out ‘Mexican’ judge, it’s Trump vs. the American legal system

The attacks of the presumptive GOP candidate have managed to unite his critics on the right and left

Donald Trump’s anti-Semitism controversies: A timeline

Presumptive GOP candidate faces growing accusations his campaign condones Jew-hatred, if not encourages it outright

Beating health scares, Jonathan Sarna seals status as rock star Jewish historian

The Brandeis professor bounced back to produce his ubiquitous text on American Jewish history — and didn’t stop there

Trump v. Clinton: Battle of the Jewish sons-in-law

Whoever ends up winning the election in November, Jews will be in the president’s inner family circle

FBI raids, scrutiny on yeshivas bring sense of siege to Hasidic town

Satmar community in Kiryas Joel fears loss of control amid probes over alleged sex abuse, education standards and misuse of government funds

Undercover video of Hasidic principal handling boy prompts sex abuse probe

While advocates demand justice, police refuse to comment on whether case is under investigation

Sympathy for Palestinians over Israel up sharply among younger Americans

Pew study finds threefold rise in past decade of millennials who say they’re more sympathetic to Palestinians than Israel

Smuggled out of ghetto, mystery photo trove turns out to be family of famous American scholars

‘Raised from childhood morning, noon and night’ on stories about loved ones decimated in Holocaust, a well-known academic clan reunited with a piece of their history

Great Adventure: How a NJ amusement park goes Orthodox for Passover

Thousands of Jews from across the Tri-State area descend onto Six Flags each year to enjoy their holiday break

What we know, and don’t know, about how NY Jews voted

Clinton’s margin over Sanders narrower in Williamsburg, Borough Park; Cruz sweeps ultra-Orthodox vote

With more chutzpa than experience, Orthodox lawyer advises Trump on Israel

Real estate attorney Jason Dov Greenblatt, who once guarded an Israeli settlement, sees reaching a two-state solution as a business negotiation

Trump to Jewish reporters: Why do Jews support Obama when he’s disloyal to Israel?

At NY meeting, GOP front-runner also says world would be better off if Saddam and Gaddafi were still in power, claims NY Daily News ‘did a number’ on Sanders, reveals the 2 Jewish real estate lawyers who advise him on Israel

John Kasich links Jesus’ blood to Passover at matzah bakery

In cringe-worthy moment, GOP hopeful says ‘blood of the lamb above the lampposts’ was Christ’s, as he’s known as ‘the lamb of God’

Latest Articles

Latest Blogs

The Times of Israel on Facebook