Why is there a Jewish practice to bury prayer books and other texts that contain God's name? A rabbi offers the mystical ...

Without realizing it at the moment, the picture captured the diversity of our nation, united in one communal heritage.

It’s hard to classify this thought-provoking book – part memoir, part philosophical exploration, but mostly a deeply ...

Despite geopolitical tensions, dozens of Jews, including Israelis, have journeyed to shrine in Kurdish city of Alqosh since ...

A year after vandals desecrated a Jewish cemetery on Cincinnati's West Side, work began to repair both the visible and ...

Thousands of people visited Cambria Heights to mark the 31st anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, ...

A Long Island firefighter ran into a burning Chabad to save a sacred Sefer Torah from the flames on Wednesday -- as members of the local Jewish community raced to the scene in prayer.

Worshipers at the synagogue of Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef were left stunned following an arson attack that caused significant damage to the synagogue - but one item escaped damage.

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

Purim is a festive holiday, also without a work restriction, near the end of winter. It commemorates the narrow Jewish escape ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tamara Yajia about her memoir, Cry for Me, Argentina: My Life as a Failed Child Star and growing up with her unconventional family in the U.S. and Argentina.