Rafael Brinner, head of the community security at the Jewish Federation, recommends that people not engage with the ...

Approaching the High Holidays in the shadow of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and escalating tensions throughout the Middle ...

In recent years, efforts to promote diversity and inclusion have increased in every sector of life. Synagogues are no ...

On Rosh Hashanah, the two-day holiday that begins on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 2, Jews will usher in the year 5785. Yom ...

The classic "skarbuveh" nusach for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur davening, which Rabbi Shmuel Butman OBM learned from the known ...

We were staying at my future in-laws’ Long Island home, and everyone was exhausted from fasting. Insecure about not being ...

The recurrent season for repentance reflects Judaism’s view that all humans are imperfect and need to face what we have done ...

The Israeli war against Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups has been taking place in the Gaza Strip since 7 October 2023 .

My family break our Yom Kippur fast on bagels and lox. It’s classic, delicious and simple. But by turning it into a fish ...

Elie Kligman is starting his second season on Sacramento State’s baseball team, which has helped him observe Shabbat and keep ...

It is an essential part of the Jewish tradition to dwell among ghosts,” David Wolpe, a Conservative rabbi and emeritus leader ...