Reform Judaism chose Zionism. It did so with eyes open, after the most catastrophic century in Jewish history. That choice was not a mistake. It was a homecoming. And those of us who understand this ...

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 ...

This week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim, represents the first extensive listing of laws given by God to the Israelites through Moses. In many ways, it can be seen as an expansion ...

(RNS) — 'If Jewish identity is built only on shared trauma,' said the Australian rabbi who led Chabad of Bondi, 'then we hand ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two thousand years ago, Jews were divided between competing sects all based on the Jewish scriptures, but with different ...

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 ...

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

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

This is a book that will open readers’ hearts and minds to Rabbi Riskin’s vision of Judaism, not just as a religion but as a profound and enduring love story. Many years ago, as a student in Rabbi ...

Tomorrow night, along with Jews across America and around the world, I’ll be heading to my synagogue to begin observing Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. For most of my life, I attended ...

Speaking to a class at one of America’s major rabbinical seminaries, I once remarked in passing that “Judaism is built on the idea that God loves us and beckons us to love God back.” Seemingly ...