Israel’s role in drawing the US into a war on Iran is attracting healthy scrutiny. It’s also creating a permission structure for antisemitism ...

The letter Mem alludes to water (mayim) - the first created substance: “God’s spirit moved over the water" (Gen. 1:2). This ...

The Jewish question’ refers to the debate that arose in European society between the 18th and 20th centuries about the place, ...

Believe them! War is ugly. Jews, of all people, know this better than most. Our prayers plead for peace three times a day. When the President of the United States—whether one admires him or despises ...

Mayor Lurie may have made an honest mistake — he was apparently unable to see the demonstrators from the stage — but he needs ...

Olympic gold medalist and Bay Area native Alysa Liu came to mind when Rabbi Daniel Stein reread the story of the golden calf.

March is International Women’s Day. In the Bible we can read about the roles that many women played in leadership and ...

In a daring interpretation, classic to the Chassidic approach toward Judaism, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak becomes the great "advocate" for the Jewish people, as he always was.

Greg Wall, who has juggled a career as a professional jazz musician while holding down a day job as a pulpit rabbi, has long been known as The Jazz Rabbi. Though he has retired from his job at the ...

Who is the stranger in the Bible? Some Americans would be surprised.

(56 to 47) in favor of a preliminary reading of a bill in the Knesset, introduced by Knesset member Avi Maoz, who is part of the far-right Noam party. The bill, which would imprison anyone for up to ...

Nearly 6,000 miles from Pittsburgh, a group of Jewish high school students gained a sense of positivity and connection. Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh brought 26 girls to Israel for a 10-day trip ...