After October 7th, as Israelis instinctively reached for ritual, memory, and community, another movement unfolded alongside it—less visible at first, but no less consequential. Jews who had long felt ...
Why do people choose a particular religion? Maud, a 46-year-old television journalist who has been drawn to spirituality ...
Yet this framing itself is mistaken. God did not ask the Jewish people to choose between faithfulness and responsibility, ...
Bay Area-born writer and producer Raphael Bob-Waksberg talks to J. about his latest animated series, “Long Story Short.” ...
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Faith can’t be forced: The dangers of coerced Judaism

When the Knesset legislates religious practice, it not only harms Israel's democracy but undermines the Jewish identity it ...
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A good way to live your Jewish life

Rachel’s Judaism is about her immediate family, at the Shabbat and festival table, complete with food, drink and laughter. The gatherings are very joyous and noisy. That Judaism ventures forth into ...
The global organization represents a branch of Hasidic Judaism. It is dedicated to strengthening Jewish life through ...
Genesis 9:23-25, Bereshit Rabbah 36:7 and quotes from Rabbi Berhard Felsenthal (founder of the Jewish Publication Society and ...
That’s why Hanukkah is celebrated mainly as the holiday of LIGHTS!! That’s why Jesus was (supposedly) born on that day, as ...
The shift marks a significant change in tone for a movement that long treated intermarriage as a threat to Jewish continuity, ...
President Trump lauded his daughter Ivanka Trump's love for Israel and her conversion to Judaism during a speech at the Knesset. He highlighted her personal journey and happiness following her ...
When Americans want to learn Yiddish, they usually sign up for classes at YIVO, the Yiddish Book Center or the Workers Circle ...