Ritual without meaning becomes rote, and symbols that signify nothing become empty. Such religious service is repugnant ...

What the queen means to Jewish tradition and to resisting tyranny and persecution—in the seventeenth century and today.

Exhibited here is a page from the November 1, 1884 Illustrated London News, which was accompanied by the following description of the service at the Bevis Marks Synagogue in London commemorating ...

The Jewish creators of Superman were not focused on Jesus. So why has this superhero become so widely embraced as a Christ-like symbol?

Disney's "Mickey Mouse Funhouse" had a Jewish character wearing a messianic seal for Hanukkah celebration, she now wears a ...

The remnants of an ancient community face a new age of anxiety after decades of uneasy coexistence with the mullahs’ regime.

I’m going to start this week’s column off with a statement that shouldn’t be seen as controversial, but will probably be ...

If ever there was a synagogue that’s earned the right to throw itself a birthday shindig, it’s this elegant and intriguing ...

A 79-year-old Jewish man said he returned to his Las Vegas apartment after a short drive Sunday afternoon and found a swastika – the symbol of the German Nazi party – had been drawn on his front door.

The IDF is not just Israel’s army; it is the symbol and the substance of Jewish self-defence and Jewish sovereignty. Without the IDF, there would be no Israel, and this is exactly what they want.

‘In the Hebrew Scriptures, people of faith atoned for their sins with sacrifices. How can we know for sure today that we’ve been forgiven for a sin?’ ...

Traditional Jewish ceremonies, like Christian ones, marked a woman’s transition from daughter to wife − going from her parents to her husband. But there are creative ways to reflect gender equality ...