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How one woman, in the middle of her own year of mourning, joined this "holy society" of those who prepare the dead for burial--and what it has meant to her.

“Hey Buddy!”Whenever I hear that term, so common coming from the lips of dads in my generation, I invariably pause ...

They are filled with ethnic and religious objects--and everyday objects imbued with special meaning.

Jack Nash, a hedge fund pioneer and important Jewish philanthropist, passed away yesterday at the age of 79. Mr. Nash ...

The Torah teaches us to value human life -- as part of a sustainable world.

I had been selected for a 10-day workshop at Yad Vashem for Jewish educators and planned to arrive early and ...

Sephardic memory and tradition at Shavuot.

A new introduction to Judaism.

A look at some numbers — from seven to 18 to 613 — that have Jewish significance.