It’s a tense time in the Jewish family group chats. The consensus that held American Jewry together for generations is ...

And it seems he’s not alone: According to the 2020 Pew study, 47% of Jewish adults say religion is very or somewhat important to them, while only 26% believe in the “God of the Bible.” ...

While Dorff insists that “Judaism cannot be detached from belief in, or beliefs about God,” he also concedes that “God is also a source of great perplexities and confusions.” ...

Rabbi Gil Student’s new book, Articles of Faith: Traditional Jewish Belief in the Internet Era (Kodesh Press, 2024), is a thoughtful exploration of contemporary Orthodox Jewish belief in the ...

A perceptive adage warns “Don’t mistake the believer with the belief,” or for my Jewish Journal readers: “Never confuse Jews with Judaism.” ...

Judaism does not shy away from the reality of death as part of life, telling us that “Man’s origin is dust, and his end is dust.” This, however, should not be taken to mean that it’s ...

I believe that the ethical-religious power of the Bible will be increased by perfectly free, fairminded dealing, and by a precise knowledge of what it does or does not say.

And it seems he’s not alone: According to the 2020 Pew study, 47 percent of Jewish adults say religion is very or somewhat important to them, while only 26% believe in the “God of the Bible.” ...