In Judaism, peace is not merely the opposite of war, but denotes an ideal state of affairs.

Acknowledging sins allows for individual purification.

Embalming contravenes several core Jewish principles around death, but there are rare cases in which it is permitted.

Why does the mezuzah go on a diagonal?

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.

The famed red heifer is a key part of a biblical purification process. But why do we need laws to create a system of purity and impurity in the first place?

Unable to see beyond their own fears and insecurities, 10 of the 12 spies despaired of conquering Canaan.

The reasons this holiday lasts so long.

The chevra kadisha is a group of committed Jews who prepare the body for burial.

Judaism has communal fasts that are not on the yearly calendar and numerous occasions when individuals may choose to fast.