The author created a ritual to exorcise the pain she experienced when she was required to receive her get with utter passivity.

Among each of the movements, admitting gay and lesbian students has been a cause of debate, concern...and learning.

For Jewish travelers, a visit to Israel can and should be more than a typical tourist encounter with a foreign people, culture, and place

From medieval blood libels to the attacks of September 11, Jews have been a favorite subject for conspiracists.

These are exciting times for Jewish social justice.  This past week, an interfaith group of ministers, led in part by the ...

This installment of From the Academy, comes from University of Southern California Associate Professor of History Paul Lerner. The piece ...

At Hanukkah, shifting the focus from militarism to miracles.

Masks have a long history in the world's culture, and they play an important role in the Purim story.

Can a book of the Bible be funny?

A survey of Israeli literature, from Ottoman-era Palestine to today.