Jewish History

When did the modern era begin for Jews?

A snapshot of American Jewry.

Jewish communities from Boston to Berlin are growing and succeeding despite facing challenges.

Seeking to resolve questions and doubts, the author is led to the Secular Humanist Jewish rabbinate.

As the Jewish community ages, younger generations face difficult decisions regarding their parents' and grandparents' care.

Jewish families today tend not to conform to the image of two married parents living with their kids.

Adjusting communal structures to match the new realities of the Jewish family will require letting go of a romanticized version of familial reality.

With klezmer's popularity on the rise, artists have taken it in new--and sometimes "controversial"--directions.

As Jews adopt children in increasing numbers, many of these children come from abroad.

With intermarriage an acknowledged part of the American landscape, the only remaining debate is how to respond to interfaith unions.

Increasingly, Jewish families are adopting non-white babies.

The economic history of the Jews in Palestine in late antiquity