Today, more than ever, we need that same “renewing generation” – one that examines and tests, but above all, draws near and ...

Weizmann went on to become the first President of the State of Israel.Bettmann Archive— Albert Einstein’s father, Hermann, ...

These days, public monuments don’t have an easy time of it. Variously speckled with graffiti, pelted with red paint, rendered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two thousand years ago, Jews were divided between competing sects all based on the Jewish scriptures, but with different ...

Judaism, like many ancient cultural and spiritual traditions, sees itself as the bearer of a sacred legacy—a divine inheritance rooted in covenant, memory, and mission. This self-understanding is not ...

The Michigan synagogue that came under attack Thursday is part of Reform Judaism, the largest branch of the religion in North America, which emphasizes progressive values such as social justice and ...

Judaism once had a universalist vision, long before Christianity emerged as a distinct religion. What happened ...

Speaking to a class at one of America’s major rabbinical seminaries, I once remarked in passing that “Judaism is built on the idea that God loves us and beckons us to love God back.” Seemingly ...

This article was produced as part of the New York Jewish Week’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around New York City to report on issues ...