The first test images from a groundbreaking observatory in Chile named for trailblazing American Jewish astronomer Vera Rubin ...

By the time the Nazi Party’s systematic murder of Jewish people in Europe ended in 1945, the global Jewish population had ...

Whereas in 1825 the Jewish population of the world was only 3,280,000, in 1880 it rose to 7,660,000, while in 1930 there were estimated to be 15,800,000 Jews in the world, writes Mr. Leschinsky in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ties, she became a successful online personality and guide to the ...

But the one-day holiday, which begins Sunday (Jan. 16), has gotten a boost these past few years as environmentalists have reimagined it as the Jewish Earth Day.

In Judaism, there is a strong tradition of being good stewards of the Earth. It is actually more than a tradition; it is part of Jewish law. According to Midrash, the commentary on Torah law, when ...

Jewish soldiers like Mr. Seixas were given Christian burials after the war for a variety of reasons, including bureaucratic confusion and their own decision to conceal their faith on the front lines.

And yet, the wisdom of Jewish mourning rituals is that we give time to descend into deep, inconsolable sadness precisely so that we may, at the right time, emerge from it and return to the world.

Jewish people around the world grieve and pray for peace in first Shabbat services since Hamas attack Updated on: October 14, 2023 / 10:50 PM EDT / AP U.S. using diplomacy in Israel-Hamas conflict ...

The database's 260,000 catalogue entries, the fruits of 30 years of research, range from modernist synagogues to ancient Hebrew illuminated manuscripts.