For many Jews across the United States and globe, memories of last year’s Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah will forever ...

For the first time in my life, I didn’t attend services for the Jewish High Holidays. My knee took preference over my brain’s ...

Ceremony includes special prayers for those held captive in Gaza and for the welfare of Israel's soldiers The post Relatives ...

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable … My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, ...

Repenting for individual sins seemed too small in the face of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, writes Rabbi Amy Eilberg.

The Museum of the Bible on Tuesday unveiled what it says is the oldest Hebrew book ever discovered, dating to the 8th century ...

A recent rally drew a fervently pro-Trump crowd of nationalist Christians to D.C. The gathering displayed how religion is attracting a multiracial and multiethnic component to Trump's base.

Everyone knows that pigs aren't kosher. But in a new book, Jews' relationship with pork came to define Jewish culture and ...

Each Torah portion includes a line-by-line analysis, with Shoff sometimes bringing in multiple sources to provide insights.

On Shemini Atzeret, the seventh day of Sukkot, Jews read tefillat geshem, an ancient Hebrew prayer for rain, during synagogue services. The prayer beseeches God to bring the Land of Israel enough rain ...

Etrogs are citrons used in the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Here's how this citrus fruit differs from a lemon, and how to use ...

During Sukkot, Jews across the world dwell in temporary shelters and wave the Four Species in celebration of the harvest ...