Yeshiva University’s recent decision to withhold semicha (rabbinic ordination) from one of its about-to-graduate rabbis because of his participation in ...

Laughing at and with Jews on The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy.

Each shofar has a unique undulating shape and trumpeting sound. The sound may be low and haunting or bold and ...

Wine is an essential part of major Jewish rituals — but the Torah is also wary of the dangers of over-consumption.

Repentance at God's throne.

The prophet takes on the people's mistaken assumption that they can safely persist in unethical behavior--and that God would never destroy the Temple.

The happiest of the sages.

The knotty truth about tefillin.

The fall feast is not only celebrated but embraced by many Jews as a tangible symbol of comfort in America.

Vigilante justice.