Challenges and triumphs since 23 Jews landed in New Amsterdam in 1654.

"Whatever is effective as a remedy is not witchcraft (Shabbat 67a)"--is that really the case?

From herring to tuna, preserved fish is never out of style.

Take a look inside the places that Abraham, King David, Queen Esther and other biblical characters are said to have been buried.

“And you shall lay down, and no man shall terrify you….” Whenever I stand up in shul on Shabbat and ...

Within Israel and in the greater Jewish world there are differing views as to whether there is a religious nature to Israel's Independence Day.

For Jewish mystics, nature is a sacred text.

(Bonus Hummingbird Cake Recipe Included)

When and why Jews say an abbreviated Amidah. Full text and translation of Havinenu included.

In the Torah, women are absent at the covenantal moment; to make up for this, Jewish history must be reconstructed.