The fire-and-brimstone prophecies of Yeshayahu and Yirmiyahu endure for generations, but in their own moment, they often fell ...

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I now think that correctly taught, the annual occurrence of Tisha b’Av has a potential to serve as an occasion for teaching some alternative and lesser known views of Jewish historical tragedy, as ...

Beginning with the Shabbat following Shiva Asar B’Tamuz, the haftarot shift away from reflecting the themes of their accompanying parshiot and instead feature special readings from Yirmiyahu and ...

Venezuela has not had diplomatic relations with Israel for more than 15 years. There is no embassy. There hasn’t been one since Hugo Chávez expelled the Israeli ambassador in 2006 and accused Israel ...

You say, “the death penalty is vengeance disguised as deterrence.” Sorry, there is no “disguise” here; it is unapologetically vengeance. And it would only be for tried and convicted terrorists.

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What do a wily Greek king and the heroes and heroines of Genesis have in common? More than you might think, says Jacob Howland.

(RNS) — It was only as an adult living with my own family that I learned about my father’s youth. (RNS) — Although my parents raised me from my birth in Baltimore and I had the happiest of childhoods, ...

We asked Long Islanders to reflect on life in this region, the state of the union and the opportunities and challenges ahead.

These are the saddest days of the year: a national day of mourning with a 25-hour fast commemorating the date when both Holy Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed. The First Temple, built by King ...

Murder 101 is a three-part docuseries, directed by Stacey Lee, that shows Alex Campbell’s high school sociology class in Elizabethton, TN investigate the so-called Redhead Murders. These murders ...