Judaism has always been open to what the world is learning and saying. It has fallen to every generation of Jews to determine ...

When faced with tough choices, we reveal our character. One such pivotal moment occurs in this week’s Torah portion. It opens in the middle of an impassioned dialogue between Joseph, still unknown to ...

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Act 3, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” begins with one of the most famous texts in English literature: “To be or ...

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On a recent visit to this port city, I was among a group of four Jews who were escorted by a guide to a five-month-old ...

I was very private about it at first, because I wasn’t sure,” Smiley said. But the more he studied, talked and thought about ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light ...

(RNS) — Judaism has always been open to what the world is learning and saying. It has fallen to every generation of Jews to determine how much openness is necessary, and how much is too much.