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Jewish denominations: A brief guide for the perplexed
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFrom Reconstructionism to ultra-Orthodoxy, Judaism is richly diverse. MendyHechtman/iStock via Getty...
What is the Lag BaOmer pilgrimage?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUltra-Orthodox Jews gather at the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at Mount Meron in northern Israel on April 29, 2021, as they celebrate the Jewish...
9 surprising facts about Ivanka Trump
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIvanka Trump.Evan Vucci/AP Donald Trump's oldest daughter, Ivanka, is an entrepreneur and former advisor to the president. She started modeling in her...
Universal ethical truths are at the core of Jewish High Holy Days
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBlowing the shofar during Rosh Hashana is one of the holiday's many traditions. AP Photo/Emile...
‘They won’t die for something they’re not part of’: why Israel’s ultra-Orthodox won’t join the army
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Israeli government’s future is hanging in the balance as it faces a major test over whether to...
Israel is perennially swept up in religious conflict. Yet many of its citizens are secular
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIsrael is a nation perennially swept up in religious fervor and conflict. The country is home to...
The Patient review: Disney Plus drama takes its killer premise to interesting places
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s a cliché to say that a TV show has a “killer premise”, and it’s doubly clichéd to make that...
My historical research gravely offended Putin. He wants revenge
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWhat have I done to be placed on the sanctions list of the Russian Foreign Ministry, alongside...
The Rabbinate: Two millennia plus fifty years
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 10 months agoI begin by wishing everyone a happy Independence Day holiday and by expressing my hope that the spirit of true patriotism will inspire us to reckon with...
I’m a Rabbi. Here’s Why I Went to a Murdered Palestinian Boy’s Funeral.
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 6 months agoKamil Krzaczynski/Getty ImagesAfter a week of unimaginable pain in the Jewish community, I never...