Hanukkah’s story hides a complex past involving power. For converts, the holiday forces questions about how Judaism receives ...

The first Jew, Avraham, was named for his role as a father. His original name, “Avram,” means “mighty father.” Later, Hashem ...

We believe it is time for the Jewish community, and for New York, to reconsider how we help our loved ones live fully, and ...

Something strange is going on in Judaism … But first, some background. The Bible presents Abraham as the first religious missionary: according to Genesis ...

Adam S. Ferziger talks to JNS about his new book, "Agents of Change."The post How American immigrants contributed to a new ...

As DNA tests become more common, people who "feel" Jewish are discovering hidden ancestry and converting through American ...

(RNS) — As antisemitism, Zionism and Judaism continue making daily headlines, I frequently find myself in conversations about what it means to be Jewish. The conflict in Gaza has generated a slurry of ...

Bread is one of Judaism’s oldest civic technologies. It binds memory to practice, heritage to the week’s rhythms.

The period immediately following World War II was an era of dramatic transformation for Jews in America. At the start of the 1940s, President Roosevelt had to all but promise that if Americans entered ...

Leviticus gets a bad rap. It lacks the great narratives of the first two books and is full of rules and regulations. Many of these instructions (Lev 1-10) deal with the different types of sacrifices ...

In a new book, the former White House speechwriter says it’s time for Jews to reclaim their story from the haters. Sarah Hurwitz calls her first book, “Here All Along,” a “love letter” to Jewish ...

Hillsdale is taking the first steps to create a new Judaism minor, College President Larry Arnn said at fall convocation Nov.