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The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism, where the First Temple was built by King Solomon and the Second Temple was ...

The fire damaged Mississippi's largest synagogue that was previously bombed by the KKK in 1967.

What was once a place of worship filled with precious objects packed with meaning now sits in heavy layers of dark soot, ...

Rabbi Menachem Goldberg gave a Torah class to hundreds of thousands of people every morning - but he never actually existed.

That’s the electric promise of 365 Daily Life Lessons of Rabbi Heschel, a soul-stirring new work by Rabbi Mark Borovitz.

The aftermath of the fireBeth Israel Congregation in Jackson A fire that broke out overnight at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, the city’s only Jewish synagogue, is being ...

(JTA) — The Hebrews’ flight from Egypt is on a lot of Jewish minds right now, as the annual cycle of Torah readings has ...

When firefighters cleared Beth Israel Synagogue after an arson attack this month, the library floor was slick with water and ash. Prayer books lay swollen and blackened. Smoke clung to the sanctuary ...

Jewish groups opposed to the aggressive surge in immigration enforcement are signing letters, planning protests and mending ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Armed security officers at Jewish schools and synagogues are carrying weapons to protect Torah ...

An arson fire at Beth Israel Synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, is drawing reflection on the past and renewing fears about ...