Sometimes we forget what rituals really mean until we are smack in the middle of one.

Nahmanides’ comments on Deuteronomy are therefore particularly apt.

This Tisha b'Av, then, as we sadly commemorate the loss of the Temple in Jerusalem, we also take solace in knowing the story of Israel continues ...

The Biblical book of Lamentations, as its name indicates, is a lament for the suffering endured by the Jewish population of Jerusalem during and after the tragic destruction in 587 BCE of Judah’s ...

Witnesses and medics said the Israeli police used excessive force to remove the worshippers who had closed the gates to the Qibli building in the compound to prevent the police from entering it, ...

The vote incensed Democrats, who argued that Republicans were ceding Congress’s constitutional powers in the name of cutting a minuscule amount of spending, just weeks after passing their marquee tax ...

‘Passover Coke’ could become obsolete as Trump says Coca-Cola will use ‘REAL’ sugar in US soda Such a change would obviate the company’s special Passover runs of corn syrup-free Coke.

(JTA) — A uniquely American Passover tradition could become a thing of the past, after President Donald Trump announced that he had successfully pressed Coca-Cola to change the formulation of ...

Ancient DNA links Egypt and Mesopotamia, shedding light on early human migration.

Egypt’s first large-scale hybrid solar and battery plant has begun construction as the country looks to its abundant sunshine to help fix its energy crisis.

Faith Matters” is a column that features pieces written by local religious figures. I recently read an interview with Allie ...

Ethiopia’s prime minister said on Thursday the contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile is complete, a key step in a dispute with Egypt over water rights. Cairo opposes the project ...