Ask any Jew what Hanukkah is about and you are likely to get one of two possible explanations: Maccabees or ...

Deepening our relationship with God reminds us of our smallness, our greatness, and the chance to be better.

How to send environmental problems down the drain.

Now is the time for the Jewish people to respond to regional and global concerns about water scarcity.

There are more of these fantastic Jewish creatures than you might think.

In contemporary parlance, tikkun olam refers to repairing the earthly world in which we live but in Luria's teachings, complete tikkun would undo the world we know.

This prayer invoking the heavenly angels offers key insights into the purpose of prayer and our broader responsibility as religious people.

Rabbi Akiva argued that the Song of Songs "defiled the hands" — which meant it was sacred. In fact, he argued it was the most sacred book of the Bible.

Jewish sources are conflicted about what happens after we die.

When lives are at stake, Judaism permits--and probably requires--fighting.