Judaism News

"May it be Thy will, O Lord, Our God, to grant us a year that is good and sweet." TISHREI is the Jewish month for the High Holidays.

As Israel comes to a standstill to mark the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar, producers of the cult reality show will deviate from the show's format, halting their coverage of participants' every move ...

I don't know how I managed to miss the news about someone spraying an irritant to hurt congregants of a Dayton area Mosque, but that I did.

Hindus have sent greetings to Jewish communities world over for the holy day of Yom Kippur , the most important day in the Jewish liturgical year, which falls on October nine.

Timed to coincide with the October 4 feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, a great Christian patron of peace, Merrimack College announces the establishment of a new center to study and encourage the ...

Most parents pass their religious faith to their children. But for Sue Brenner, the gift of faith came through her children.

RAMAPO - In front of an excited group of 22 elementary school children, Rabbi Moshe Grossbaum theatrically revealed a Texas longhorn's horn from a slender cardboard box.

The following are responses from Rabbi Harold J. Kravitz, Max Newman Family Chair in Rabbinics, of Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Minnetonka to questions posed by the Eden Prairie Human Rights and Diversity ...

There is no arguing with faith. As the comedian and outspoken nonbeliever Bill Maher travels the world, interviewing Christians, Jews and Muslims in the facetiously funny documentary "Religulous," you begin to ...

Rosh Hashanah in Hebrew means head of the year, or New Year. It is considered to be an auspicious time in Judaism when Jews must turn over a new page in the book of judgment that weighs in favor or against a ...

Date : Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:10:05 -0700 Understanding Iran: The line between Judaism and Zionism Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:36:04 GMT By Dex A. Eastman, Press TV, Tehran Iranian Jews, Yousefabad Synagogue, Tehran Home ...

Tell Me More , September 29, 2008 Tell Me More gets the scoop on highlights from the latest Washington Post Magazine .

At least once a year, sometime between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, most Jews around the world are conscious of being Jewish.

We are all familiar with the crazy-looking street preacher in some public square haranguing every passer by with a message of doom and gloom while holding up a sign which reads, "Repent, the end is near!" Well, ...

Bill Maher has taken his crusade against religion to the big screen. Maher, who has been picking on organized religion for years on his TV shows "Politically Incorrect" and "Real Time," zealously traveled the ...

An Albany area rabbi has been arrested on sex abuse charges stemming from alleged incidents involving a 13-year-old boy.

Jews in the Southland and around the world today celebrate the first day of Rosh Hashana, the two-day holiday marking the Jewish New Year.

Many of Maryland's Jewish residents are keeping kosher and keeping up with the latest food trend this High Holiday season --buying eco-friendly, organic and locally grown kosher staples, a movement some are ...

A driver, described as a terrorist by Israeli authorities, ran amok in a busy intersection near the Old City's storied Jaffa Gate just before midnight Monday, injuring 17 pedestrians before being shot dead by ...

Bill Maher had to face down protests when he showed up at the premiere of "Religulous" at the Toronto International Film Festival a few weeks ago.