The Book of Genesis, an English translation of the Torah filled with insights from centuries of Jewish thought, has captured the attention of both religious and secular audiences, prompting Open ...

Sammy Harari, a young father of three, served as my yeshiva’s counselor in 2011-2012. He was killed in action last week ...

We American Jews need to internalize what our forebears clung to: An extraordinary heritage that sets us apart by design ...

How does the lulav and etrog symbolize unity? We bundle them together and thank G-d for this mitzvah that shows us we are all ...

Whereas Christmas marks the birth of Jesus, Hanukkah, which was celebrated for centuries before Jesus was born, commemorates ...

That community is now collapsing in on itself in a moment of true rupture—and that, I believe, is not only necessary but a blessing. Usually, Jewish homes are full of extended family at this ...

Our Gemara on amud beis discusses a paranormal method used to determine whether a child is the firstborn of the mother or the ...

EVOLUTION In some religious fundamentalist circles, the word evolution is a term of abuse. To me, it is a word that, apart ...

That day is Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, a joyous day of dancing ... zichronam Baruch” – “May their memory be for a blessing”.

Forrest should know that there are two sides to any conflict and then there is the truth. Bolstering one’s prejudices with tendentious accounts is an abuse of history.

Ruth Peri thought she had found her home in Israel. Today, she is consumed by guilt for her government's actions in Gaza - and continues trying to save her Palestinian friend Rana.