The holiday of Passover starts at sunset tonight, right? Not really. In our household, Passover started about a month ago ...

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...

Mel Brooks' humor springs from Jews' outsider status and history of persecution.

The seven species of the land of Israel have special medical and spiritual properties.

Biblical laws of business ethics.

In many ways, the message of the Book of Jonah seems antithetical to that of Yom Kippur.

All of Jewish practice is a response to the fact that we are spiritual beings housed for a limited time in physical bodies.

By viewing the troubles and joys of our lives as part of a continuum we can uncover blessings even in the most challenging curses.

Moses instructs the Israelites regarding idolatry, false prophets, clean and unclean foods, tithes, freeing slaves, and the pilgrimage festivals.

It’s hard to kvetch about being a Japanese Jew when you’re being spoiled by ladles of chicken schmaltz spoon-fed to ...