In this installment of “From the Academy,” Dr. Marc Michael Epstein, Professor and Director of Jewish Studies at Vassar College, ...

Jewish tradition is replete with legends both uplifting and ominous about the vernal equinox.

It isn't easy living with an invisible God.

Due process.

We love this floral scent and taste.

Despite their focus on life, priests are permitted to attend to their closest relatives in death.

Yizkor and Memory, The Purpose of Memory. Jewish Memorial Service. Jewish Holiday Prayers.

This Israeli writer, stage actress, and film actress has a complicated identity.

Rashi's very first comment on the Torah focuses on the Jewish claim to the Land of Israel.

During World War II, the Nazis established more than 400 ghettos for the purpose of isolating and controlling the Jews.