A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for ...

As DNA tests become more common, people who "feel" Jewish are discovering hidden ancestry and converting through American ...

The first Jew, Avraham, was named for his role as a father. His original name, “Avram,” means “mighty father.” Later, Hashem ...

Adam S. Ferziger talks to JNS about his new book, "Agents of Change."The post How American immigrants contributed to a new ...

Female rabbis have staked a claim to a Judaism that is fully inclusive and respectful of the values of all its adherents.

Rioters outside Park East synagogue in New York recently chanted genocidal screeds such as “There is only one solution: intifada revolution” and “we don’t want no two states, we want all of it.” But ...

A good leader acknowledges a group’s past while moving it steadily forward. A GREAT leader draws upon the group’s history to ...

Bread is one of Judaism’s oldest civic technologies. It binds memory to practice, heritage to the week’s rhythms.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence Mayor Brett Smiley says he’s officially converted to Judaism. The mayor told 12 News he had been yearning to be a part of a faith community for years, after he ...

THOUGH PASSOVER IS over, the lessons and themes continue to resonate. Two themes permeate Judaism … freedom and empathy seen in the story of the Exodus from Egypt. Throughout the Passover Seder we are ...

If you’ve binged Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” with the rest of the Jewish community, you may be inspired to lean into your heritage and learn a bit more about Judaism. (Or, if you’re not Jewish, ...

Explore the early centuries when Christianity and Judaism parted ways. This video traces how followers of Jesus began as a movement within Judaism, the growing theological and cultural divisions, and ...