Who declared Shabbat?

What these holidays that follow Sukkot are about.

I know, I should say something.  But I don’t.  I’m sorry.  Every time someone calls a joyous event a “mitzvah,” ...

Today is the first day of Elul, the last month in the Jewish calendar. Traditionally we use this month to ...

The most universalist of Jewish holidays, Sukkot is the celebratory coda of Judaism's annual initiation rites.

In American Jewish society a joke has emerged over the past decades that supposedly summarizes all Jewish holidays: “They tried ...

The full text of Israel's May 14, 1948 declaration of independence.

The first Jews arrived in Sydney in 1788 and have been joined by successive waves of Jewish immigrants ever since.

Can I do it myself?

India's three Jewish communities have unique histories and unique cuisines.