At a ‘Jewish Left’ conference, attendees set out to build new institutions that they consider more ethically grounded in Judaism post-Oct. 7, 2023.

The Torah explains that the Israelites should make a sanctuary, a place where God dwells. But just a few verses earlier, the Torah teaches that the same sanctuary should be created with gifts from ...

Reform Judaism chose Zionism. It did so with eyes open, after the most catastrophic century in Jewish history. That choice ...

After the Jewish Federation of Cleveland released its 2022 Greater Cleveland Jewish Community Study, Kim Pesses, chair of the population study committee, told the Cleveland Jewish News the data pointe ...

The mitzvah of honoring one's parents is not a narrow religious demand but a foundational moral duty.

(RNS) — As antisemitism, Zionism and Judaism continue making daily headlines, I frequently find myself in conversations about what it means to be Jewish. The conflict in Gaza has generated a slurry of ...

Ari and Lauren Douglas’ wedding had many of the hallmarks of a traditional Jewish ceremony. The couple stood under a traditional covering called a chuppah, as a cantor recited a series of blessings.

The concept of divine election – the theological claim that God has singled out a particular community for covenant, mission, and metaphysical favor – has been so thoroughly associated with Judaism ...

This heartfelt work is a candid, absorbing memoir that explores how faith is shaped not only by belief, but by resistance, inheritance, and choice. Rather than presenting a straight line toward ...

Cantor Jacob Agar of Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park always loved music and Judaism, but it wasn’t until he sang at his grandfather’s funeral that he first thought about combining the two for ...

Meet Dennis Johnson, a passionate member of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, dedicated to supporting queer Jewish communities.