An overview of the restrictions Jews traditionally observe during the 49 day period between Passover and Shavuot.

The King James version of the Bible made this phrase familiar, but few understand its full import.

I was sitting in synagogue beside a beautiful, ornate, wood carved mechitzah when I saw something I had never noticed ...

What would it mean if we could hear what the plants are saying?

The organized effort to draw less observant Jews closer to Judaism is often traced to postwar America.

The mourning associated with Tisha B'Av is also a call to action.

When Hillelites married Shammaites.

Run, don't walk!

Ozick's version of Jewish literature is more than Yiddish words and slapstick.

As humans and Jews we have a responsibility to take care of the earth.