The Jewish world is more ethnically and racially diverse than many people realize.

Women have been creating new rituals that use traditional images and texts to reflect their experiences of childbirth.

I recently made my first exploratory college visit with my high school aged son.  My initial reaction during the tour ...

The Torah reading for the first two days of Sukkot

There’s a lot of good stuff flowing in Israel today, and it’s not just milk and honey. The players in ...

A connection between Sukkot and this "eighth day of assembly."

Bukharan Jews are considered one of the oldest ethno-religious groups of Central Asia.

Once a tolerated and regulated practice, polygamy is virtually unheard of in Jewish life today.

A Renaissance composer who applied the conventions of choral music to Jewish liturgy

"Latter-day Deborah" challenged the traditional role of Jewish women.