The Hebrew lunar calendar is in the month of Elul. For Jewish people, it is the time for spiritual renewal and self-introspection. The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) is only...

One of the most popular television channels is the Food Network, which features 24 hours of programming about food preparation, food competition, and everything you always wanted to know about...

I have always been intrigued with how people get their first names, which names are currently most popular, and how people get nicknames that stay with them throughout their lives....

Jewish tradition provides that every Jew must say at least 100 blessings every day. That isn’t the maximum, but rather the minimum. A pious person would ordinarily say many more....

The festival of Passover is the next major Jewish holy day. It is a time for family gatherings and retelling the story of the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian...

Recently I became an adjunct professor at Drew University Theological School and began teaching a course on Judaism, Theology, and Law to graduate students studying for the Christian ministry. My...

Believe it or not, one of Judaism’s four new years will be arriving at the end of January. It is called Tu Beshevat and takes place in the winter, usually...