Evergreen

The days between Passover and Shavuot are considered a time of mourning.

Music in modern-day Israel has a rich history reaching back to the years before the founding of the State.

A unique sound emanating from a unique place

Now that the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are being realized, American Jewry is embracing Sephardic cooking.

Rabbinic restrictions on behavior in the synagogue reveal continuing tension between ordinary Jews' sense of being at home and at ease there, and the desire of rabbis to set it apart as a sacred place.

Tefillin are reminders of God's laws.

Evidence from Qumran shows that the medieval debate about the order of biblical passages in tefillin has ancient roots.  

The details of this precept, using powerful symbols of allegiance to divine law and of membership in the Jewish religious community, have been subject to many interpretations.

Increasingly trendy worldwide, Israeli food mixes the flavors of the Middle East and the Jewish Diaspora.