While Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox communities had long maintained a presence in the Land of Israel, it was the ...

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 ...

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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 ...

In 12 years of teaching “Introduction to the Jewish Experience” through HaMaqom|The Place in the San Francisco Bay Area, no student had ever asked me that question in those words. This year three ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At first, it seemed like the kind of shooting that has become all too common in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. A Palestinian civilian aroused suspicions and an Israeli soldier killed him. But then ...

A rabbi writes: No one ever asked me whether they would face danger if they converted to Judaism — until this year. In 12 years of teaching “Introduction to the Jewish Experience” through HaMaqom|The ...