All four of Nik Jakobs’ grandparents survived the Nazis. Now this Jewish cattleman is honoring them — and a shuttered Rust Belt synagogue — by building a new sanctuary and museum in rural Illinois
Volunteers poured in after Oct. 7, but they’re no replacement for migrant workers
"It's not just about buying fruits and vegetables," one customer said. It's "to support not only farmers but each other"
Hamas' Oct. 7 attack has put the area's agricultural economy at risk as foreign workers have evacuated and farms have been damaged
The surprising story of Holocaust survivors in rural New Jersey
These new farmers, adapting to an isolating rural way of life, found comfort in Yiddish culture, a link to lost families and hometowns
As we usher in the secular new year and vow to go to the gym and be a nicer person for nine days, one resolution to consider is recommitting to shmita, which began on Rosh Hashanah. Shmita is a Biblically ordained sabbatical that occurs every seven years. During that time, the Torah tells farmers to…
Appropriately appearing just before the harvest festival of Sukkot, this column marks the beginning of a series on farming and food from Remi and Gavi Welbel, who run Zumwalt Acres, a sustainable Jewish farm in Illinois. Growing up, my sister and I often joked that our father thought asparagus could save the world. Driving along…
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