judaism

Part of what makes the art scene in Israel so unique is that the country blends so many varying influences from all over the Jewish world.

While the work of great Jewish artists continues to inspire generations, the concept of Jewish art remains a problematic one. The nagging question is, What makes Jewish art Jewish?

An overview of how marriages are traditionally dissolved.

Neither the Bible nor rabbinic literature are explicitly philosophical, but they nonetheless contain precedents invoked by later Jewish thinkers.

While Jewish parlance often seems to divide the world into two groups--Jews and non-Jews--in Jewish tradition, not all gentiles are viewed in the same light.

The four minor fast days are not as restrictive as Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av.

A Sephardic Jew records his impressions of the city and its Jewish leadership in the 12th century.

A Sephardic Jew records his impression of the city and its Jewish inhabitants in the twelfth century.

As both symbol and expression of the profound change required of a convert to Judaism, the mikveh (mikvah) is often a deeply emotional experience.