The Weitzman Will Launch New Special Exhibition Space for Semiquincentennial Commemoration; Telling Stories of Jewish Contribution and Struggle During the Revolution, Featuring Rare Artifacts from ...

Among other outstanding speakers this semester, the William and Mary Judaic Studies Department had the unique pleasure of welcoming Leora Batnitzky, Ph.D., and Director of The Ronald O. Perelman ...

Christians have done their best and worst to convert the Jews, with a range of persuasions running from sweet reasonableness to slow torture. The Jews, on the other hand, seem to have no missionary ...

(RNS) — I remember a conversation I had, years ago, with a loyal member of my synagogue. The topic turned to interreligious affairs, and my congregant said: “Jews don’t believe in Jesus; Christians do ...

Speaking to a class at one of America’s major rabbinical seminaries, I once remarked in passing that “Judaism is built on the idea that God loves us and beckons us to love God back.” Seemingly ...

Researchers saw that Jewish patients were willing to refuse life-saving treatments with porcine organs even when that would likely result in death.

A Jewish charter school foundation in Florida has plans to apply for authorization to establish a religious-based virtual charter school in Oklahoma.

A new book explores the evolution of humor from the post-World War II era to the rise of the millennials. (JTA) — In the 2020 comedy “Shiva Baby,” a 20-something young woman shows up at a house of ...

(WHTM) — What are the families of those killed and injured at the Tree of Life Synagogue seeking? What does the Jewish religion say about the death penalty? The answer to what Jewish people and ...

Ari and Lauren Douglas’ wedding had many of the hallmarks of a traditional Jewish ceremony. The couple stood under a traditional covering called a chuppah, as a cantor recited a series of blessings.

(JTA) — In the 2020 comedy “Shiva Baby,” a 20-something young woman shows up at a house of Jewish mourners and gently offers her condolences. When she finds her mother in the kitchen, they chat about ...