The concept of “blessings” gets tossed around widely and casually these days. After all, what is social media without a slew of (sincere or ironic) #blessed captions? But in Judaism, blessings are an ...

Michael Baror, deputy ambassador at the Israeli embassy in Kenya (with watering can), plants a tree at the Ramogi Institute of Advanced Technology in Kisumu, Kenya. Photo by Ryan Torok With the ...

The name “Judaism” derives from ancient Israel’s Kingdom of Judah, also the name of the Jewish patriarch Jacob's son, Judah, which in turn comes from the Hebrew root hodu, meaning thanks or gratitude.

Reform, Conservative and Orthodox spiritual leaders turned to different ideas from within Jewish texts and tradition. So we reached out to rabbis from different denominations to get their opinions.

After being catcalled at a neighborhood deli some months ago, New School senior Emily Rogal felt jarred and upset. She wished she had a way to feel safe. So she took out her phone and began writing.

a hell on earth, as was Gehenna where the priestly text was found. Peace is the priestly holy blessing’s bottom line, and its date is well past due, all seekers of its spell compelled to wait, by ...

It happened just before Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. It happened again, just as the Old Testament Queen Esther put a plan into place that saved the Jews from genocide. And it will happen ...

The period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is known as the Ten Days of Turning, or Returning (Aséret Y'mey T'shuvah in Hebrew). In just over a week, Jews pass from celebration of the New Year to ...