From Venus to Yahweh to Ganesha, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston surveys depictions of divinity through the ages.

“This dish is deeply rooted in my culinary background, which blends Italian American and Jewish influences ... carve along either side of the breastplate and the ribs to remove the meat.

The verse reads: Advertisement “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place..” (Ephesians 6:14). But for more context ...

On the night after my first Simchat Torah in Israel, rain began to fall. My roommate and I, students, heard that there was an Israeli custom of dancing in the street after the Simchat Torah ...

Jews in New Jersey normally greet Simchat Torah, which begins at sunset on Thursday, with joy. It's traditionally a holiday of dance, song and feasts. Simchat Torah, which means "rejoicing of the ...

Simchat Torah is a day associated with memories and the day we have been dreading since last year, when rumors started to emerge from the butchery that was happening in the south, on one of the ...

Rumors of this have been floating around the Jewish world for a long time — long enough for us to wonder: Is it true? The definitive essay on the subject comes to us from Jonathan Sarna of ...

Simchat Torah, the day of rejoicing for the sacred law given to us at Sinai, is quickly approaching. It is traditionally marked with vibrant song and exuberant dance, as Jews of all ages exult in ...

Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef on Monday morning echoed the words of a leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, instructing that yeshiva students avoid any non-Torah learning activity ...