As always, there is a source of truth to consult: the Torah. The Torah calls one person an "ish" – a man (as distinct from an adult male) – more than anyone else. This is Moses. The first act ...

Meet Yael Kanarek. The artist behind Toratah, a gender-swapped rewrite of the Hebrew Bible, is coming to the Bay Area.

Simchat Torah is a day associated with memories and the day we have been dreading since last year, when rumors started to emerge from the butchery that was happening in the south, on one of the ...

On the night after my first Simchat Torah in Israel ... In recent years it has attracted many new immigrants from English-speaking countries. The synagogue spiritual head is the esteemed Rabbi ...

More than 1,000 sign letter protesting boycott of Jewish authors (JNS) More than 1,000 high-profile individuals from the literary and entertainment worlds have signed a letter condemning calls ...

The team at Jerusalem’s Pomerantz bookstore notes, “We’re excited to introduce this book in Israel now, at a time when its ...

Simchat Torah, the day of rejoicing for the sacred law given to us at Sinai, is quickly approaching. It is traditionally marked with vibrant song and exuberant dance, as Jews of all ages exult in ...

CV of up to three pages in PDF format. Two writing samples (article or book chapter in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or Hebrew published in last five years). Q: What if I am unable/unwilling to ...

The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement, and Jewish people may spend the day fasting, attending synagogue or observing the holiday in other ways.

Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef on Monday morning echoed the words of a leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, instructing that yeshiva students avoid any non-Torah learning activity ...