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 ...

What is the future of Christian Zionism and Christian Nationalism in the United States? How might their evolving dynamics influence Jewish life, safety, and political alignment—both in Israel and in ...

Was the Genoese navigator who claimed the Americas for Spain secretly Jewish, from a Spanish family fleeing the Inquisition?

NEW YORK (AP) — Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ties, she became a successful online personality and guide to the ...

In March 1925, Tennessee became the first state in the country to ban the teaching of evolution in public school classrooms. Strong reactions rippled across the United States. The eventual upshot: a ...

The Supreme Court ruled that religious parents can opt out of LGBTQ-themed lessons, finding Montgomery County schools burdened their freedom.

Two 16th-century texts about the Americas by Jewish writers reflect the complicated place Jews and ‘conversos’ held in the ...

Jacob’s midnight wrestling match wasn’t just a dramatic turning point in the Torah it left a mark on Jewish kitchens forever. The moment the angel struck Jacob’s thigh, leaving him limping at dawn, ...

The Cyrus Cylinder is often considered the first charter of human rights, inscribed with the words of King Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.