Isabel Schenkel is a good example of a convert who was drawn to Judaism from childhood. She writes: ‘I was born in Scotland. I don’t think my parents knew any Jews at all. My family immigrated to Los ...

We have to gather our resolve and “come back” to the spirit that enabled the miracle of our independence and led to our ...

Wherever I am and whatever I do, Lord, you are with me. I had to fly out to Germany this week to attend the funeral of my ...

As we search for joy, we can allow ourselves to revel in feelings of relief. For two years, Simchat Torah has carried the ...

We've seen the cast of "South Park" in animation styles from European comic books to Japanese anime, but do you know what ...

On the eve of his show at the Jewish Museum the artist looks back on his delicate earliest art, and reveals why terror plays ...

For most of the last few centuries, advances in scientific understanding have seemed to undermine arguments for the existence ...

Only forgiveness can salve the nation’s deep political pain and hate. The path to restoring faith in democracy in America ...

Recent sightings of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS have sparked discussions of Jewish hopes and fears about extraterrestrial ...

(RNS) — There’s a reason the Torah treats monarchy with suspicion.

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Noah in his Ark, the Israelites in the desert, are both displaced from their familiar order, and uncertain as to their ...