This Jewish response to a devastating epidemic in the early 20th century drew on a mixture of Eastern European customs and inspired both fierce proponents and harsh critics.

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The Jewish calendar has a number of such days in addition to Yom Kippur.

The perfect New York-style bagels have just arrived in the Chicago suburbs.

Rabbi Reuben Zellman delivered this D’var Torah on Erev Rosh HaShanah in 2006 at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav in San Francisco. ...

One violation of the biblical injunction not to "place a stumbling block in the path of the blind" is aiding and abetting an illegal or unethical transaction.

In Jewish tradition, gambling is frowned upon, but not prohibited.

Seven commandments which, according to Jewish tradition, are incumbent upon all of humankind.

The truth that exists in moments of intimacy and human connection can also infuse our ritual lives.

I haven’t looked forward to a book’s release so much since the final installment of Harry Potter. Here is a ...