The great challenge is learning how to honor the past while being able to create a future based on fresh ...

Though the original versions contained coffee, now it's usually just an accompaniment.

We are currently in the midst of what is known as The Three Weeks, and more specifically, we are in ...

When news broke last week that Israelis and Palestinians had agreed to a new round of peace talks, how did ...

On today’s homepage, MyJewishLearning is featuring a fascinating new article about Daily Show host Jon Stewart. To go along with ...

From kibbitz/kibbutz to mitzvah/mikveh, we round up some easily confused Hebrew and Yiddish terms.

I know it’s kind of weird to have a favorite fast day, but I do. Tzom Gedaliah, I kind of ...

Isaiah offers a hopeful anticipation of redemption.

Cantillation or trope has always mesmerized me. I know of no other religion that has a similar system for chanting ...

Rosh Hashanah is a time for eating! Jews fast on Yom Kippur, and some other holidays as well.