Hoshana Rabbah is kind of a weird day – even for the Jewish calendar. It’s not really a holiday – ...

Yom Kippur conjures solemnity and foreboding for many Jews. Ritual fasting, abstinence, penitence, and rehearsing for death evolved as core ...

In search of a modern, yet classic, take on the Eastern European dish.

The joy of Purim is preceded by solemnity.

How the Day of Atonement was marked before the destruction of the Second Temple.

Hosea tells the Israelite kingdom: God's punishments will be harsh, but repentance is possible.

This meditation traditionally recited by the cantor on the High Holidays is unique for being worded in the first-person singular.

Heartbreaking news out of the sports world Monday: At the track and field World Championships in Beijing, American Molly Huddle ...

With the holiday of Simchat Torah coming up, rabbinical student Becky Silverstein considers how the Jewish calendar lets her renew ...

Purim greetings in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino.