Just as space aliens might benefit from a society rooted in Jewish ideals, so too might humans benefit from the encounter ...

By the 1970s and 80s there was no center for Jewish life in Bennington—the synagogue had been shuttered for years, the building in disrepair. My grandfather, Irving Adler, along with ...

Halakha points in one direction. That said, the even bigger issue from a Torah perspective may be the missed opportunity for a traditional Jewish marriage and family.

Rabbi Kalman Ber’s historic Monaco visit strengthened Israel ties and uplifted the Jewish community amid rising antisemitism.

History, identity, and antisemitism are colliding, forcing a long overdue reckoning ...

(RNS) — The news hit hard: Only one-third of American Jews identify as Zionist, even as nearly 90% support Israel’s right to ...

Historically, the greatest threats to Jewish survival have been antisemitism and assimilation. The first quarter of the 21st century has been a moment when we are facing challenges to Jewish ...

Rabbi Bruce D. Forman discusses Parashat Mishpatim, which dives into case law: damages, injuries, lost property, workers’ rights, responsibility for animals, protecting the vulnerable.

That’s how Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” and Alfred Uhry’s “Last Night of Ballyhoo” begin, and also Ian Buruma’s memoir about his grandparents, “Their Promised Land.” The idea is, as soon as you show ...

Diaspora leaders warn criminalizing non-Orthodox prayer at the Wall will exclude many from Judaism's holiest site, violating World Zionist Organization resolutions The post Progressive Jews sound ...

The laws of Mishpatim aim to help create a just and sensitive society based upon the memory of the Exodus. How we treat others matters. Fairness, equity, fighting for the rights of the widow, poor, ...

The frigid wind off the Hudson River had teeth. Winter in New York chills one's social life. No one lingers, and small talk ...