Judaism

The Women of the Wall still have an uphill fight ahead of themselves.

The announcement by the 75-year old Crown Market in West Hartford, Connecticut, that it would be closing sent shock waves through the Jewish community. Mark...

A 15th century mikveh was discovered at the location of the last synagogue in the old Jewish quarter of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. The discovery...

If there is such a thing as religious coercion, there also is secular coercion.

The statement from Ramaz said, “Our question was: ‘Is this the appropriate program?’”

One is remembered for his mitzvahs and good deeds, and Rabbi “Heritage House’ Schuster will be remembered forever.

A senior Hungarian rabbi said Tuesday he has found 103 Torah scrolls that were stolen from Hungarian Jews in World War II and hidden...

When a Muslim won’t look at a woman, it is called respect. When a Jew won’t shake her hand, it is called sexism.

The president of Denmark’s Jewish community has disputed a government minister’s claims that new regulations would outlaw all kosher slaughter in the country. “We find...

Israelis not only live where the world says they are forbidden but also teach Torah as a Light unto the Nations.

Israeli lawmaker David Rotem offered a full apology for reportedly saying the Reform movement “is not Jewish.”

Who would have imagined that things Jewish on the Lower East Side of New York would get so tough that local Jewish residents must...

An Israel Knesset Member got a whack on his tongue for angering the Diaspora.

A Dallas-area rabbi who uses his home as a synagogue is being sued by a neighbor who says it has lowered his property values. Rabbi...

Jews are better off with ignorant anti-Semites rather than with those who have a normal IQ.

Reform leaders too often make themselves look silly by bending the Bible for their own convenience.

Agudath Israel of America has asked the Pentagon to restore kosher field meals and charged that the Defense Logistics Agency had solicited a bid...

A rabbi and his daughter at the Chabad Lubavitch day care center in Salt Lake City, Utah saved two Torah scrolls from possible destruction...

Bennett is bringing Israel into the 21st century with a new system that will encourage more people to eat kosher.

Remember Life of Brian, where the Judean splinter groups run into each other and start a brawl? You're in for a treat.

“If we prohibit it [circumcision], we must also address the issue of the Christian ritual of baptism.”

Yair and Leikanger met at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.

A second Modern Orthodox high school in New York has announced it will permit girls to wear tefillin during prayer. The Ramaz School in Manhattan...

Yiddish messages rooted in Jewish liturgy and Biblical texts encouraging Jews to make Aliyah.

SAR High School in Riverdale, New York, is now allowing girls to wrap tefillin during Shacharit-morning prayer, probably the first Modern Orthodox high school...

It's a step in the right direction. Now let's take the next, obvious step and eliminate it altogether.

Hacohen demanded a quick response from the Rabbinate, or he would appeal to the Supreme Court.

The Tu B’Shvat holiday Thursday literally has roots in the Land of Israel

The Israeli Chief Rabbinate has come to its sense before letting the damage get out of control.

Traditionalists can still plant trees in events throughout the country sponsored by the Jewish National Fund (JNF).