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 starts with the miraculous creation from what had been a waste, both infinite and void, and ends with death of the ...

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 ...

Q: I just read your column about Heaven, and loved it. I, too, believe our souls are reunited with those we have lost. My question is, when you said the concept of Heaven began in the rabbinic times, ...

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 ...

The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute will present "How Happiness Thinks: Unlocking Jewish Wisdom for a Joyful Life," 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 ...

“Blessed is God … who gives the mind the ability to distinguish day from night”: We now know the difference between the night ...

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

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