In a pivotal biblical story — retold each Rosh Hashana, marking the Jewish new year — God orders Abraham to sacrifice Isaac.

Climate change should be THE hot topic (pun intended), especially because it isn’t only a matter of contemporary concern. In fact, humanity has been through climate devastation before; surprisingly we ...

As the central forefather of the Jewish and Muslim faiths, the biblical figure has become the template for integrating the ...

President Donald Trump repeatedly touted the “Abraham Accords” in his high-profile Middle East trip. That’s the name for a ...

As Gazans return to ruins and Israelis mark Simchat Torah in uneasy calm, prayers rise for healing and trust to take root.

Fort Worth ISD shouldn’t introduce religion in the classroom in a new reading curriculum. That’s for parents to decide. | ...

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What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.

Hanan Ayalti’s Yiddish novel "Boom and Chains," now in English, portrays the external and internal struggles of the Jewish ...

Miriam Udel's "Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children’s Literature" shows how stories shaped a Jewish identity ...