Judaism

There is a common misconception that menstruating women are not allowed to touch the Torah. However, halachic sources dating back to the Talmud do not support such an assertion.

Perhaps some of the prayers during this Yom Kippur can help us to not only to reflect on our lives but also to take actions in the year ahead that will help heal the world.

The new exhibit, “Etrog, The Wandering Fruit,” is currently on display at the Bernard Museum, located inside Temple Emanu-El on 5th Avenue and 65th Street in Manhattan.

In the evolution of Judaism, the emergence of citing “And Moses declared…” on festival mornings as a preface to the blessing over the wine is cloudy.

When we enter the sukkah, we are called upon to remember that our well-being – health, relationships, sustenance – is a gift from God.

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Many Israeli governments have collapsed because of issues of religion and state. Can Israel's most religious government to date survive?

What does it mean, for a person or a people or a species, to lose home or to come home?  What exactly is lost when you lose home and what is gained when you recover it?

Rabbi Warren Goldstein: "Introducing Sunday as an additional weekend day would mitigate the tensions and divisions within Israeli society concerning Shabbat."