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Thanksgiving in Jerusalem and the future of Jewish identity

This week’s surge of American teens exploring gap-year programs reveals more about Jewish continuity than any survey ever ...
The Shivyon Project is nonprofit Keshet's response to today's political and cultural challenges — and not before time ...
And yet, as the legend goes, the oil burned for eight days, giving them time to clean, repair, and rededicate the Temple. The ...
Judaism possesses an elaborate system that determines what foods Jews can eat and which ones can be eaten together. Rafael Ben-Ari/Photodisc via Getty Images The end of August inaugurated the Hebrew ...
David Shneer is a one-man dynamo when it’s come to bringing into focus the divergent cultural wings of the Jewish diaspora locally, in the past as a professor and director of the Center for Judaic ...
These creators, offering friendly content about Jewish identity and customs, collectively have over 15 million followers. This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a ...
Musicals often center on outsiders striving to belong, and "Wicked," while not overtly Jewish, speaks to that experience.
Rabbi Shais Taub — one of the most sought-after Jewish thinkers of our time — explores one of life’s most misunderstood ...
Beyond its Jewish heritage, visitors can explore Lausanne’s rich cultural and scenic offerings through guided tours led by ...
GALVESTON, Texas – More than a century ago, this busy Gulf Coast port and longtime vacation destination 50 miles southeast of ...
While scholars like Copernicus undoubtedly learned from the Islamic world, this was a two-way street, stressed Morrison.