Judaism’s moral ideas did not remain confined to one people. They shaped Christianity, Islam, Western law, and global ethical ...

Two thousand years ago, Jews were divided between competing sects all based on the Jewish scriptures, but with different interpretations. After the Romans destroyed the Jerusalem Temple in 70 C.E., ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Most Jewish religious agencies in the U.S. are enthusiastically friendly to Israel and Zionism. The contributions of American Jews have furnished substantial financial support for Premier David ...

(RNS) — Twenty-five years ago, the Hartford Courant marked the 50th birthday of the state of Israel with a special section consisting of mini-essays by a variety of religious, political and civic ...

A majority (56%) of Americans still identify with their childhood faith, while a third (35%) have switched — including 20% ...