When most of us think about the most important Jewish landmarks in the land of Israel, usually places such as the Kotel or ...

A group of rabbis, congregants, synagogues and havurah are launching the Jewish Diaspora Movement, a new vision for Judaism ...

Incoming Canadian identify minister Marc Miller has mentioned three he thinks should be open to criminal prosecution ...

Before Hannukah, many have dubbed the lull in holidays as "Jewish Book Month." With so many excellent Jewish novels to ...

Thanksgiving connects America’s founding story with the Jewish story of a people who fled oppression, crossed the waters and gave thanks upon reaching a promised land. The link between the Pilgrims ...

This week’s Torah portion is Vayera: Genesis 18:1 – 22:24 The first Shabbat after daylight standard time always comes as a shock to the system, despite the fact that it occurs every year. Preparing to ...

The Shapira scroll, a purported ancient biblical manuscript that had been previously dismissed as a hoax, is actually authentic, says an Israeli-American scholar who has been carefully studying ...

Is belief in the Bible’s divine origins an immutable tenet of Judaism? Listen in as Rabbi Francis Nataf shares his innovative thoughts on text and tradition, morality and mortality on this weeks ...

Yeshiva University reported here today that a New York Talmudical scholar has unearthed a hitherto obscure 12th Century commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Bible, which links ...

In the Holiness Code in Leviticus 19:18, the Torah states, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” It emphasizes that proper conduct must exist in relationships between people, not just towards God. The New ...

On its surface, the Book of Deuteronomy appears to be little more than a restatement of stories and laws that were already covered in the preceding four books of the Torah. This is, however, far from ...