A guesthouse in an Albanian village offered the tourists a comfortable place to rest. But it also sparked a meditation on a very personal and intense Jewish relationship…

Communities across the United States are devising different means of helping people find their place in their synagogue.

“In the merit of righteous women, our ancestors were redeemed from Egypt” (Talmud, Sotah 11b). Our Sages are pointing to the acts of Miriam, the

Low-cost honeymoon trips to Israel aim to welcome young Jewish couples to their local Jewish communities.

This musician’s levity and humor are in service of a deeper message: taking every piece of who he is and recognizing it—the African-American and the Jew.

Rosh Hashana marked the beginning of 5775, a shemitta, or sabbatical, year in the Land of Israel. According to the Torah, “And six years you

American democracy originated in the Torah’s egalitarian nature and just aspirations.

As the famous author and scholar lay in his hospital bed recuperating from surgery, questions of God and His place in the bad as well as the good…