The Biblical law protecting fruit trees during war provides an opportunity for Jewish exegetes to reflect on ecology and the wanton destruction of life.

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."

Anorexia and bulimia are amongst the most emotionally and physically devastating disorders affecting young Jewish women.

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.

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

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

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