In David Denby’s group portrait, the artists and intellectuals he celebrates share a capacity to surprise, unsettle and, ...

Blessings of gratitude are among the many ways we can still “bring sacrifices” without a central worship site and its attending priests.

Even standing on their own without musical accompaniment, Shemer’s lyrics were achingly beautiful and highly emotional.

This year, as we sit down for the seder, let us keep all Jews, whether our brothers and sisters in Israel, Iran, Argentina, ...

In 1944, writer Laura Hobson thought her project might be too bold. Her friend, who wasn’t Jewish, convinced her otherwise.

Susan Ringel uses her smartphone to text friends, play Scrabble and FaceTime with her grandchildren. The device has one more ...

Three years ago, my wife, Rabbanit Leah Sarna — one of the first women Orthodox rabbis — was preparing to play an important role for our lay-led synagogue in suburban ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has issued a list of demands Harvard University must meet as a condition for ...

Andrea Lucas, acting chair of the EEOC, which enforces federal civil rights law in workplaces, announced on March 5 an effort ...

Democratic candidates facing off in Pittsburgh’s mayoral race on Wednesday shared with potential voters their visions for ...

The investigation is the latest move by the Trump administration to pressure American universities to change their policies ...

(photo credit: Rictor Norton/Wikimedia Commons) Letters from Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity, by Malka Z. Simkovich, director and editor-in-chief of the Jewish Publication ...