Fulfilling the commandment of circumcision means taking the ordinary body of a human being and transforming it into something ...

The Second Book in the Fascinating Memoir from Touro University Press Chronicles Shtetl Life as Never Described Before ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill explains why he finds the ancient collection of books that make up the Bible fascinating.

At the end of the twentieth century, Chaim Grade preserved the memory of a Jewish tradition besieged by the forces of ...

Religious types insist that contradictions in sacred scriptures are not cardinal flaws. They blame it on artistic classification, circumstances, different writers, or simply translation. Differences ...

The Egyptians sought not merely to enslave, but also to put an end to, the people of Israel. One way of doing so was to kill all male children. Another was simply to interrupt normal family life.

Going big and going early leads to an uptick in public interest and in those necessary donations. Unfortunately, it also ...

Torah for Mental Health” includes chapters on reframing your challenges, the gift of altruism and realizing your spiritual ...

There is something magical about being in the presence of a historically significant object, the oldest Hebrew book ever discovered." — David Kraemer, director of the JTS Library ...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an Egyptian army where an Israelite king was killed. The discoveries at Megiddo, ...

Dating to the year 700 CE, the Afghan Liturgical Quire is on view at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library's exhibit, ...

There is something magical about being in the presence of a historically significant object, the oldest Hebrew book ever discovered,” David Kraemer, director of the JTS Library told JNS.The post ...