What can we learn from counting the Israelites?

Despite their focus on life, priests are permitted to attend to their closest relatives in death.

We have just entered the month of Elul. As we prepare for the High Holidays, this is a time for ...

What hope or despair, openness of heart or resilience of spirit, will be gathered into those who come after?

The ancient rabbis were well aware that control of the calendar was linked to their authority over the Jewish people

Why some synagogues use paper-cuts as decorations, how Israelis celebrate with water, and other lesser-known facts about this springtime holiday.

Marriage equality is on the ballot in four states this November – Maryland, Washington, Minnesota, and Maine – and this ...

How many judges determine the calendar?

Enacting Jewish Values In School Settings

Planning to attend a Jewish wedding this summer? Here are Jewish gift ideas–some creative, some traditional–that probably aren’t on the ...