Judaism

Laurie Cardoza Moore: The difference between Tucker Carlson and a real Christian - opinion

Laurie Cardoza Moore argues for Christian responsibility to oppose antisemitism and strengthen Jewish-Christian ties.

Tucker Carlson
BRIANNA TO NECHAMA: The journey.

After leaving Amish roots in Kentucky, Brianna Leapley built a Jewish life in Jerusalem

PHILLIPS and COHEN on their wedding day.

Lost in translation, found in love: Ariana Phillips’s path to marriage in Israel

Devorah Ahavah Gerzoff with husband Simcha Moshe.

Don’t leave off the love: Devorah Ahavah Gerzoff’s journey to Jewish faith and Israel


Faith, values and coexistence deepen at a Jewish school in Manchester - opinion

How a Manchester Jewish school turned demographic pressure into a powerful example of interfaith success.

Students going to school

After a Maryland teacher’s death, a 200-piece Judaica collection finds new life in a Jewish museum

For 35 years, Kaylie’s mother, Deborah Brodie, had amassed a collection of over 200 Jewish ritual objects, which she had used as a hands-on classroom for her Hebrew school students with special needs

A photo of the interior of Deborah Brodie and Jay Brill's residence in Rockville, Maryland.

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.

Shabbat candles

Parashat Emor: The social revolution

This portion is read during the days of the Counting of the Omer, when Judaism emphasizes mutual respect and love between people as preparation for receiving the Torah on the festival of Shavuot.

GOODWILL: PROVIDING volunteer massage therapy to soldiers at an IDF outpost in Samaria, March 12.

Jewish learning defines knowledge in a fragmented world - opinion

In an age of distraction, Jewish knowledge is no longer about knowing everything, but about engaging deeply with the core texts that shape understanding, practice, and meaning.

Torah scroll 521

Unabashedly proud of being Jewish: A stand against antisemitism in New York City - opinion

Jewish history, culture, and Jewish identity are intertwined with New York City.

A child wearing a Kippah

Understanding global criticism of Israel through historical, theological lenses - opinion

How history, religion, and ideology shape global views of Israel and Jewish sovereignty.

An Israeli flag flutters, with Ma'aleh Adumim is visible in the background, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.

What South Park and Dante get wrong about the Hebrew Bible’s Hell - study

A new academic essay argues that the fiery underworld familiar from Dante, TV, and pop culture replaced the Hebrew Bible’s older, quieter idea of Sheol.

Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen. Artist Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839).

Love isn’t enough: Faith in humanity through the lens of the Torah

In a fractured world, Torah reminds us through Akiva, Hillel and Ben Azzai that every person carries dignity, meaning and divine image.

Hillel was not asking for perfect emotion.

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

The Galilee Eco Center aims to restore land, combining sustainable farming and science.

(From L) Avi Freidman, Ariela Solomon, and Yael Maoz at the site of the future Galilee Eco Center, this year.