The fifth of the Ten Commandments states: Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in ...

The war against Midian teaches that when Israel does fight wars, they must fight with compassion and a minimum of casualties.

The Rabbis used requirements and prohibitions to shape a Shabbat experience in which creative activity is set aside to make time for matters of the spirit. Second of two parts.

The term refers to someone who refrains from physical contact with members of the opposite sex.

This Torah portion tells the story of Tamar, a woman who saw the possibility of new life where others saw only death.

Earlier this week, the AVI CHAI Foundation together with the Steinhardt Foundation posed a question to the Jewish community: What ...

Successor to the prophet Elijah, he healed the sick, raised the dead, and made iron float—but he was also a prophet who made serious mistakes.

The just-released Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals aims to do for kosher food what Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials did for ...

Lisa Alcalay Klug’s new book, Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe, is a history and ...

#BlackLivesMatter has generated a wave of rebuke from the American Jewish establishment ever since it published its online Platform on ...