Judaism

A minor Jewish holiday, Purim lives on as a symbol.

The Hanukkah menorahs the Second Couple light this holiday reflect in their stories and symbolism of the twin elements of Jewish history—despair and joy.

October 7 attack on Israel and antisemitic incidents inspired a New York Upper East Side Orthodox congregation to counter the crisis with matchmaking.

Converting their kitchens to cater to reservists and refugees who eat only kosher food

The oldest synagogue building in Washington, D.C. is linked by glass bridge to the new Capital Jewish Museum

For every three European Jews, two perished in the Holocaust.

Yiddish was a casualty of the Holocaust.

Jewish High Holy Days and the unfortunate but expected proliferation of antisemitism and its apologists.

Bringing Jewish literature, lore and liturgy into the 21st century

How one moment in a Jewish man’s childhood—a simple act of repentance on the High Holy Days—changed his outlook, his perspective and his life.

Statue symbolizes the 151 years of Christian and Jewish connection.

Answering the question, ‘In light of so much human suffering, how can an omnipotent power can also be benevolent?’

One of the most joyous of holidays on the Jewish calendar

Ethiopian Jews existed and endured persecution, just as their brothers to the north and the west.

The highest appeals court in Germany denied the request to remove a highly offensive antisemitic sculpture from a Wittenburg church.

Judeo-Islamic Soundscapes: an example of the universal language of music

As many as 70,000 ancient Christians and Jews sought refuge in a hidden underground city in Turkey in the second and third centuries.

The legacy of Jewish families who arrived in Cincinnati in 1817 in hopes of building a better life

After two years, the congregation finally celebrated the holiday together...thanks to the East End Temple.

A cornucopia of memorable Passover quotes compiled by Rebekah Lowin, editor at Hearst Magazines and the founder of the Jewish lifestyle site RebekahLowin.com

A mosque, synagogue and church—part of a colossal interfaith complex in the UAE

Marc Lieberman, a San Francisco ophthalmologist who organized dialogue between the Dalai Lama and American Jewish leaders and restored the eyesight of thousands of Tibetans, died August 2 at 72.

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, orthodox rabbi who served as chief rabbi of United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013, passed away November 7.

A Jewish prisoner who has been refused a Kosher diet is getting legal help to redress his grievance from a Muslim civil liberties group, a Jewish newspaper reports.

A law banning ritual slaughter of animals required in the Muslim and Orthodox Jewish religions went into effect in Belgium January 1.

This year, those of the Jewish faith celebrated the anniversary of the creation of the universe for two days beginning on sundown September 9 and ending at nightfall on September 11.