Foolish Babylonians.

Desserts are part of the ever-developing Israeli cuisine, and like everything else in Israel, desserts too have their story.

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

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

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

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

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

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.

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