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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two thousand years ago, Jews were divided between competing sects all based on the Jewish scriptures, but with different ...

In the early 1970s, American Jews were, on the whole, centrist and conventional. Most were married, and most to other Jews. Their largest religious denomination was the Conservative movement, with its ...

Judaism is a religious tradition with origins dating back nearly four thousand years, rooted in the ancient near eastern region of Palestine. Originating as the beliefs and practices of the people ...

Tribe: An aggregate of people united by a shared story Tribalism: Mistaking story as history in service to the elevation of one tribe over all others Written by Rabbi Rami Shapiro, one of today’s most ...

In the first century of our era there were many sects and schools in Jewish society. We hear about the Essenes, of course, the Jews of Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, who separated themselves from the ...

Page Six reports that Sydney Sweeney is considering converting to Judaism amid her relationship with Jewish music producer Scooter Braun.

Like millions of Jews across the county, Jane Kemp has spent the past week celebrating Passover. She attended two Seders — one with friends, the other at her synagogue in the Bay Area city of Richmond ...

A conversation with the Princeton scholar Moulie Vidas on mortality and the embrace of life in Judaism. Credit...Devin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times Supported by By George Yancy Mr. Yancy is a ...