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 ...

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

The timing of the page of the Talmud read around the world last Shabbat triggers two related but independent discussions. (Somehow the blessings discussed in the same parsha are less dramatic and ...

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

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

I believe our fate will be decided through a Judaism of deeds, rather than one of prayer or study. This Yom Kippur I volunteered for the night shift on reserve duty. About the Author Ariel Paz ...

All these holy days seem to be holy in name only. They have been violated over the years through efforts to destroy places of ...

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

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

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

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 ...