If you’ve binged Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” with the rest of the Jewish community, you may be inspired to lean into your heritage and learn a bit more about Judaism. (Or, if you’re not Jewish, ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by senior writer Benyamin Cohen. (JTA) — When ...

The first Jewish funeral and shiva I attended was for my best friend’s mother in March of 2020, just weeks before Michigan, our home state, issued the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order to help stop the ...

ATLANTA, Sept. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Melvin S. Marsh, author of the award-winning book "Leaving Bacon Behind: A How to Guide to Jewish Conversion," is going on tour for the 2024-2025 cycle as part ...

Shavuot is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the experience of receiving the 10 Commandments and the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavuot will be celebrated Tuesday evening through Thursday afternoon in ...

The dramatic increase in attacks on Jewish people since the war in Gaza has coincided with a surprising surge in conversions to Judaism Something strange is going on in Judaism … But first, some ...

Dec. 7 was a special anniversary for me. It had nothing to do with Pearl Harbor Day; the annual Memorial Day for the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Dec. 7, 1974, 50 years ago, was the day on ...

Ari and Lauren Douglas’ wedding had many of the hallmarks of a traditional Jewish ceremony. The couple stood under a traditional covering called a chuppah, as a cantor recited a series of blessings.

I thought the need for this conversation would have disappeared. Like, a few decades ago. I cannot believe I have to say this. Again. But, here goes. The other day, I was talking to someone about a ...