The month prior to the Jewish new year is a time of introspection and personal stock-taking.

In 2019, the first night of Hanukkah is Sunday, Dec. 22.

From the depths of uncertainty, this High Holiday prayer invites us to call out the steadfast faith we wish we felt.

Lighting the candles, saying Kiddush and other Shabbat dinner rituals.

There are a handful of holidays that entered Jewish life in the latter half of the 20th century.

Tisha B'Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, is testament to the failure of prayer to avert national catastrophe.

At the core of Lamentations is an expression of faith in the human capacity to survive in a broken world.

The Jewish people accepted the Torah in fear of God's overwhelming power. Ruth accepted it out of love and loyalty.