Tagged Judaism

Jerusalem Western Wall

Plans for Western Wall egalitarian prayer space indefinitely shelved

Zebulon Simentov, the last known Jew living in Afghanistan, looks out onto the street below from the window in his Kabul home. (Credit: AP Photo/David Goldman)

Last Jew of Kabul making his way to Israel – report

Be a Mensch Foundation

Religious and secular Israeli teens find common ground

Pope Francis

Pope Francis is wrong: The laws of the Torah do give life, says leading rabbi

Lithuania - Vilna Synagogue Mikva Floor

WATCH: What did archaeologists unearth in the ruins of this synagogue destroyed by Nazis?

Aymen Abu Suboh

WATCH: The Palestinian from Gaza who converted to Judaism

Germany Jewish Campus

‘A sign of faith’ in Jewish German life: University of Potsdam opens city’s first synagogue since the Holocaust

Shira Mirvis

First woman chosen to lead an orthodox community in Israel

Lerner and Menken

EXCLUSIVE: Rabbis group speaks out for biblical values as American liberals veer further from tradition

Rabbis Soloveichik, Sheiner, Twerski

Jewish world mourns passing of three great Torah scholars

Orthodox Jews

Rabbis group pushes back on effort to link Orthodox with left-wing social trends

Amare Stoudemire

Opinion: Amar’e Stoudemire – A role model for the Jewish people

tisha bav

Jews set to mark Tisha B’Av, annual mourning of Temple’s destruction

Passover

Happy Passover: ‘Festival of freedom’ marks birth of Jewish nation

chief rabbis selling chametz passover

Israel’s chief rabbis sell nation’s bread to Arab businessman in traditional ceremony

Professor Albert Einstein

Opinion: Don’t talk about ‘Jewish genius’ in today’s ‘woke’ world

USA Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas celebrates 103rd birthday, found meaning in Judaism after ’91 crash

Shofar

WATCH: ‘Best shofar blower’ in world describes his ‘burning bush’ experience

IDF

Yom Kippur starts at sundown: May you be sealed in the Book of Life

Nadav Elhadad, a writer at the Mount Sinai Institute writes a Sefer Torah (Torah Scroll) in the Northern Israeli city of Tzfat, June 13, 2019.

Opinion: Why do Jews drift away from Judaism?

Karlie Kloss

WATCH: Supermodel Kloss talks about love for Jewish Sabbath

Rabbinate Council at the Western Wall Tunnels

Poll: Slight majority of Israelis want easier conversions

Netanyahu rebukes MK who said Israel should be governed by Jewish law

Adam Neumann, co-founder and CEO of WeWork

WeWork’s Adam Neumann says observing Jewish Sabbath keeps his ego in check

Neo-Nazi became a Jew

WATCH: Former neo-Nazi converts to Judaism

Marilyn monroe siddur

Marilyn Monroe’s Jewish prayer book sells in exciting auction

William Shatner

William Shatner opens up about facing anti-Semitism as child

Jonah and the Whale

WATCH: Why do we read the Book of Jonah on Yom Kippur?

Cartoon Jew praying

WATCH: Rabbinical student explains Judaism to Muslims

Shadman Zaman

WATCH: First Bangladeshi ever to visit Israel is converting to Judaism

United Nations HQ

UN serves kosher food for first time in history

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Who’s a Jew?

Jewish Cuisine: Traditional Shabbat Foods