Before turning my attention to our Jewish festival of Passover, which will begin this year at sunset on Wednesday, April 1, I ...

How do Jews respond to those who seek Jewish death? By affirming Jewish life.

The founding rabbi of L.A.’s Ikar congregation will discuss healing, community and “The Amen Effect” at an April 23 event in ...

I remember, during the Iraq-Iran war in the 1980s, seeing teenagers and old men being given green keys to Paradise and marched off to be cannon fodder for the Iraqi guns. When they were killed (or ...

A descendant of Abu Sufyan will emerge before Imam Mahdi from the depths of Damascus (or Iran). The Ahadith regarding the Sufyani specify that he is a tyrant who will spread corruption and mischief on ...

When we look at Iran through the prism of religion and see a Shia Islamic country, we negate its thousands of years of rich ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Israeli army carries out a raid and replaces the UN flag with the Israeli flag at the UNRWA centre in east Jerusalem on ...

An imam is expected to preach fluently without notes, because this is thought to carry more authority. Scripture, poetry, stories of the saints — all must be flawless every time. This exposure seems ...

ISRAEL has intensified the religious persecution of Muslims during their holiest month, according to a new report.

A new study reveals how the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism influenced early Judaism during the Achaemenid Empire.

In a study published in the journal Iran, researcher Gad Barnea has uncovered new evidence suggesting that Zoroastrian religious practices were more prevalent and left a deeper imprint on surrounding ...

Drawing on his experience as an Auschwitz survivor, Yehuda Elkana warns that the political use of Holocaust memory can entrench fear, victimhood, and nationalism, raising difficult questions about ...