When I was a congregational rabbi, occasionally someone would ask me why the Jewish (and world) calendar has three days of ...

The Yalkut Divrei Yosef (Succos) remarks that this is why Succos, in particular, is a time of great rejoicing—more so than ...

Bombay Duck is a rigorously researched, delightfully anecdotal history of food in Bombay/Mumbai that is as colourful and cosmopolitan as the city itself.

For one thing, I believe we set the bar too high. Two common areas for resolutions, for example, are diet and exercise.

REFLECTIONS TODAYObserving how the disciples of John the Baptist and of the Pharisees are accustomed to fast, some people object and ask Jesus why his ...

My last semester of college, I had an Alvin Ailey phase. My time in Philadelphia was rapidly coming to a close and I felt an urge to make it to as many of the performing arts venues in the city as I ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day in Judaism and is dedicated to reflection, repentance, and atonement. It occurs ten days after the Jewish New Year and concludes the period of moral self-examination.

As Israel’s head of military intelligence, he disregarded signs Egypt and Syria were about to attack in 1973. A commission blamed him for the lack of preparation. By Richard Sandomir and Johnatan ...

LONDON — An assailant rammed a car into people at a synagogue in northwest England and then attacked with a knife in what authorities have called a terrorist assault that left two people dead and ...

The University of Maryland Student Government Association passed a boycott, divestment and sanctions resolution on Yom Kippur, drawing condemnation from Jewish leaders on campus who said its ...