Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sandra Lawson I do believe in my heart of hearts that all Torah portions are awesome, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be ...

While the Four Questions, or Mah Nishtanah, is a long-standing tradition during the Passover seder, Cantor Laurel Barr, ...

(New York Jewish Week) — As antisemitic incidents continue to rise in New York City, a new city-led initiative seeks to address antisemitism on a hyper-local level. Called “Understanding Jewish ...

NOTE TO READERS: This is a ten-part series of online articles that, with G-d’s help, I hope to transform into a larger book. It is prompted and inspired by questions I have been asked over the past ...

As college decisions near, an ADL antisemitism report offers a mixed assessment of campus climate for Jewish students.

In an era of heightened global tensions, the repercussions of international events often extend beyond political arenas and into everyday life, including the hallways of U.S. high schools. The ...

This Q&A is adapted from one of eight mainstage conversations held at Z3 2020: Visions of a Shared Future, a virtual conference produced by The Z3 Project and the Oshman Family JCC of Palo Alto, ...

When the Gemara reflects on the value of honoring parents, it presents it not as a narrow religious demand but as a foundational moral duty. Kibbud av va’em cultivates gratitude, disciplines the ego, ...

Judaism is a “community of interpretation” rather than a community of common dogmas. In celebrating foundational events of our communal history, we describe the past in light of who we are, what our ...

The various protests and marches in the past months across Israel have generated international attention, and with so much focus on overhauling the Supreme Court and the very structure of Israel’s ...

A week or so ago, some leftist organizations, nominally “Jewish,” held a demonstration advocating for abortion on demand. Surely, our First Amendment encourages people to rally, associate publicly, ...

I do believe in my heart of hearts that all Torah portions are awesome, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be the Torah portion we read this past Shabbat, Yitro (Exodus 18:1–20:23). To view our ...