There is a choice before American Jews as we imagine our possible futures. Some argue that Judaism and Zionism are inseparable, and that questioning this premise constitutes antisemitism. Others ...
But for Jews, the most important unique personal name of the one God is the name that God himself reveals to Moses at the burning bush: YHVH, which appears more than 6,800 times in the Hebrew Bible.
The Torah does not demand that every non-Jew living among us convert, nor does it require their expulsion. But it does ...
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 ...
On the eve of his show at the Jewish Museum the artist looks back on his delicate earliest art, and reveals why terror plays ...
As we search for joy, we can allow ourselves to revel in feelings of relief. For two years, Simchat Torah has carried the ...
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 ...
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.
We have to gather our resolve and “come back” to the spirit that enabled the miracle of our independence and led to our ...
The coming danger is less the anti-Israel beliefs expressed, but rather, that opponents of an Israel-American alliance promote their views using old-time tropes and memes.The post The resurrection of ...
Only forgiveness can salve the nation’s deep political pain and hate. The path to restoring faith in democracy in America ...