Essentials of Judaism stands as a significant contribution to Jewish educational literature. It is comprehensive without being cumbersome, scholarly without being inaccessible, and traditional without ...

This year Christmas falls during Hanukkah, the Jewish eight-day wintertime "festival of lights" that celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple. That does not always happen, because Hanukkah is ...

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 ...

Shavuot may not be the most prominent Jewish festival, but it captures something essential: the belief that education is sacred, and that Judaism survives because each generation continues to engage ...

In this article, learn about how Jewish people view the origins of the universe as well as some of life's big questions. Watch the video below to compare Muslim, Jewish, and Sikh attitudes towards ...

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 ...

A lawsuit in Florida argues the Supreme Court's abortion decision violates Jewish belief regarding life. Unlike some traditions, Judaism is mostly united on preserving some measure of abortion access.