Today is the first day of Rosh Chodesh Elul, which is basically a whole month spent preparing for one day. ...

The Jewish High Holidays go by many names.

Like the majority of North American Jews, my family is made up of Jew and non-Jews: Italians, Colombians and a ...

Statements of belief through the ages.

While Jewish tradition does not make a big deal of birthdays, there is no problem with celebrating them.

Charlotte Jewish Day School A day school which aims to promote a Jewish religious and cultural education embodying the values of Judaism taught in conjunction with an excellent and intensive program of general s

Two stories related to Hanukkah focus on the heroic efforts of women.

Inspired by my mother's refusal to toss out good brisket.

This week, ISJL staff have been all over… and in addition to visiting Southern Jewish communities, we’ve been serving as ...

The Hasidic singer Matisyahu {our interview with him here} recently tweeted that he’d gone vegan. The astute blog HeebNVegan, not ...