The schisms in Israeli society are an age-old dilemma. Whether it be political, societal or religious in nature, there is ...

Amid the rising antisemitism worldwide and especially in Europe, the fourth cycle of the “Rabbinical Reserve of Europe” ...

Two newly ordained Renewal rabbis from Oakland are bolstering the movement’s 50-year-old legacy in the East Bay.

History of Jews and the Pig,” which just won a Jewish Book Award, explores every aspect of this non-relationship.

Official identification is pending, but the bodies of three Bibas family members were to be released Thursday (Feb. 20) as ...

This week marks the fifth yahrzeit of my friend and colleague, Rabbi Fred Elias. To mark this milestone, I reunited with ...

In our criminal law system, the battles in the courtroom are adversarial, between lawyers for the government and those for the defendant. The major players involved — the accused and the victim — ...

This inaugural printed Hebrew edition of the Prophets, with Kimhi’s scholarly annotations, was produced in 1485 by the esteemed Joshua Solomon ben Israel Nathan Soncino. This edition, which predates ...

King Saul lost the monarchy because he was “rosh katan”, David succeeded him as King by virtue of his rare quality of “rosh ...

Should we stay together for the kids?” This isn’t a simple question; it’s often a heartfelt cry, a silent scream echoing in ...

Mr. Turski, a Polish journalist who survived Auschwitz as a teenager, urged the world not to be indifferent to the ...

Trump's Gaza plan will prove fatal for Israel, because it runs counter to Jewish morality, argues one of our columnists.