“And you shall lay down, and no man shall terrify you….” Whenever I stand up in shul on Shabbat and ...

Earlier this week, Wayne Hoffman wrote about a funny thing and shared the meaning behind the names of a few of ...

Today is author Don DeLillo’s 70th birthday. Sure, he’s not Jewish and — as far as I can remember — ...

The Hebrew language was re-embraced by proponents of the Jewish enlightenment, then fully reborn in Palestine.

King David's wife and King Solomon's mother came on the scene because of David's wandering gaze.

At times, Jews have embraced large numbers of converts, but hostile relations with Gentile neighbors often led to suspicion of proselytes as well. 

An analysis of the book read on Shavuot.

What Jewish tradition says about cats, dogs and other companion animals.

Maimonides' extensive writings on Jewish law, or halachah, remain an unsurpassed accomplishment.

Jonathan Safran Foer's 9/11 novel explores the dialectic between absence and presence.