Although the Bible frowns upon magical healing practices, a clear distinction between medicine and magical healing developed only gradually.

There are more spiritually resonant symbols associated with the Festival of Sukkot than with any other major Jewish holiday. On ...

How one woman, in the middle of her own year of mourning, joined this "holy society" of those who prepare the dead for burial--and what it has meant to her.

This fast commemorates the beginning of the end of the First Temple.

The author of Kohelet wrestled openly and honestly with life's biggest questions.

Jews' participation in professional boxing in the interwar period is not as surprising as it might seem to be.

We are a group of observant, Orthodox families from across the United States, including Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New ...

A marriage tradition steeped in property law really has to stretch to be legally egalitarian.

The seder takes shape in the rabbinic period.

One of the most significant figures in the history of philosophy, Spinoza was excommunicated by the Jewish community.