On Monday, Dr. Erica Brown asked, “What are the Three Weeks, anyway?” She will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning ...

Tofu, tempeh, seitan and others are increasingly popular, but can they be eaten on Passover?

"If not, this will be your grave."

An overview of Jewish death and mourning practices.

Can a Jewish person receive a transplanted heart valve from a pig?

Our partner, JBooks.com, and our friends at the Center for Cultural Judaism have launched a new secular Jewish online journal called ...

This prayer of thanksgiving is recited on festive Jewish holidays.

Lighting candles and saying Kaddish each year in memory of a loved one.

A look at some numbers — from seven to 18 to 613 — that have Jewish significance.

Traditionally, the Book of Ruth is read on the second day of Shavuot each year. While the story is riveting ...