What the words of ancient rabbis could and couldn’t teach me. By Michael David Lukas In late 2019, I came upon an article ...

William Karon’s father was born Jewish, survived Auschwitz, and converted to Christianity, setting the course of William’s ...

Each Torah portion includes a line-by-line analysis, with Shoff sometimes bringing in multiple sources to provide insights.

This article is part of a Wikipedia Religious UnReliable Sources series. While there is no universally accepted legal ...

Ilana Kaplan's debut book "Nora Ephron at the Movies" is a love letter to the writer-director. Just don't expect photos of ...

A recent book on Jewish identity before and after Zionism shows the limitations of a progressive critique that doesn't truly ...

At sundown this Friday, Jews across the world will begin Yom Kippur when they will fast and reflect on wrongdoings from the ...

Playwright Nathan Englander and director Patrick Marber were just about ready to go with their stage adaptation of ...

For about an hour on Sunday morning two weeks ago, they read excerpts from a four-page handout that contained various quotes ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement, and Jewish ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement, and Jewish ...

Like many Jewish practices, the harvest festival of Sukkot largely takes place at home − meaning families can incorporate ...