It’s happened twice in the last four years: I’ve been in the middle of a lovely conversation with someone, and ...

I do not want to write about the horrific deaths of the three Israeli boys. I had other things I ...

Last Chanukah the world was introduced to the Maccabeats with their runaway hit “Candlelight.” This year another song, “Miracles,” has ...

Maimonides, popularly known as Rambam, was born on March 30, 1135. Maimonides is best known as a philosopher, prolific author and jurist: ...

What’s “new” for this historian? Well, at the moment, we are in the process of updating the Mississippi entries for ...

Our love and concern must radiate out beyond the us towards the them.

Acceptance versus rejection of the laws governing monthly mikveh visits.

Many Jews have ambivalent feelings about the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Thankfully, the Jewish story in the United States has ...

Along with truth and justice, peace is among the most hallowed Jewish values.

A conversation with one of this year’s OUTstanding! NYC honorees, Joy Ladin, about her journey as a poet, scholar, and a visionary activist for trans equality.