If Passover chronicles the epic jailbreak that freed the Jews from slavery, Shavuot is the sober reminder of what we must do ...

If Passover chronicles the epic jailbreak that freed the Jews from slavery, Shavuot is the sober reminder of what we must do with that freedom.

The Rabbis tell us that on the morning of the day we’d receive the Torah, we overslept. We didn’t wake up, and Moses had to wake us. To atone for that, we don’t even go to sleep, now we’re reliving ...

Police in Colorado are responding to a "heinous" attack at a pedestrian mall in the city that they say left several victims.

These two, with Sukkot, the “Feast of Booths,” were the three pilgrimage festivals of ancient Judaism. The Book of Exodus ...

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By celebrating Shavuot, we celebrate our connection to the land and our ability to make the desert bloom. It is our Garden of ...

It’s been a challenging few weeks for Lori Shapiro, her husband, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and their family. On the ...

So why do so many Jews barely notice Shavuot, the holiday that marks the receiving of the Torah? Many diaspora communities don’t celebrate the holiday at all. In Israel, many treat the holiday as a ...

In a world flooded with information but often short on wisdom, the capacity for revelation is desperately needed. It is not ...

The latest charming TV rabbi, a female religious leader in the French series Reformed, stands out for leavening existential ...