Judaism has always evolved. In a world of instant access and fading institutions, rabbinic leadership must evolve with it.

Sign up for Forwarding the News, the Forward’s morning newsletter with all the news and analysis that matters to American Jews each day. In recent years, members of ...

(JTA) — “What the son wishes to forget the grandson wishes to remember.” That’s known as Hansen’s Law, named for the historian Marcus Lee Hansen, who observed that while the children of immigrants ...

(RNS) — Elul, the current and final month in the ancient Hebrew calendar, is a time of introspection, preparation and forgiveness as Jews prepare for the High Holidays: first the new year celebration ...

Netflix’s ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ aims to get Orthodoxy right — and introduce its dating practices to a diverse set of Jews. (JTA) — According to Jewish lore, God has been making matches since the ...

Radiant Practices: Illuminating Jewish Traditions traces the foundational role of light in Jewish life and ritual, both historically and today. Journey through a collection of Jewish ritual objects, ...

Theologian Edward Kessler, in his 2005 book A Dictionary of Jewish-Christian Relations, defines Messianic Judaism as a religious movement consisting of both Jews and non-Jews who follow traditional ...