Hanukkah’s story hides a complex past involving power. For converts, the holiday forces questions about how Judaism receives ...

As DNA tests become more common, people who "feel" Jewish are discovering hidden ancestry and converting through American ...

What the Inquisition accomplished through public shaming is now attempted to be achieved through doxing campaigns, online mobs, public lists and professional blacklisting.The post For Jews, North Amer ...

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Something strange is going on in Judaism … But first, some background. The Bible presents Abraham as the first religious missionary: according to Genesis ...

The Jewish Agency Assembly adopted resolutions calling on the Israeli government to establish an independent authority on Jewish conversions and special courts of Jewish law to “allow the conversion ...

A rabbi who has helped more than 750 people become Jews says the Netflix hit succeeds despite its flaws. Season 2 of Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” has sparked plenty of debate — much of it centering ...

I thought the need for this conversation would have disappeared. Like, a few decades ago. I cannot believe I have to say this. Again. But, here goes. The other day, I was talking to someone about a ...

Shavuot is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the experience of receiving the 10 Commandments and the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavuot will be celebrated Tuesday evening through Thursday afternoon in ...

If you’ve binged Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” with the rest of the Jewish community, you may be inspired to lean into your heritage and learn a bit more about Judaism. (Or, if you’re not Jewish, ...

Of the things Marilyn Monroe is best known for, being Jewish is not on the list. But the impending sale of Monroe’s personal prayer book — or siddur, as it is called in Hebrew — has piqued interest in ...