As a new year opens, Jewish wisdom does not rush us forward. It invites us inward. It asks us to slow our breath, soften our listening, and attune to what the prophets called kol demamah dakah —the ...

Yet this framing itself is mistaken. God did not ask the Jewish people to choose between faithfulness and responsibility, ...

After winning an Oscar for "The Brutalist," the English composer takes on a musical about the founder of the Shakers — a close collaboration with Amanda Seyfried.

At 8, Candles Burning Brightly celebrates the Jewish Festival of Lights with music from Jewish communities around the world, along with a timeless holiday story. Then from 9 to 11, the St. Olaf ...

By Daniel Ross Goodman In an attempt to lift our spirits during what had already become a dark start to Hanukkah, a friend forwarded me a YouTube sketch titled “Jewish Jeopardy!” It begins with the ...

Azrieli Prize winner Hana Ajiashvili reimagines a medieval riddle in “Riddle,” shaping history and personal experience into a ...

The community is invited to the lighting of a menorah in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday to mark the third night of Hanukkah.

The attack in Australia is another example of how widespread antisemitism currently is – and the need for our political ...

Rabbi Abraham Unger, executive director of New Synagogue Palm Beach, said the holiday recognizes the survival of the Jewish ...

BUKHARA — You could have heard a pin drop as a small group of men (and two women) gathered on a recent Friday night inside the 300-year-old synagogue of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, on what was once the Silk ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem said they uncover an ancient Jerusalem wall from Hanukkah era. Have more in the report. Remember the torture memos? The boat strike memos may be worse. Gigantic US Spy ...