The Soviet Union has disappeared, but many of the questions we debated in 1987 continue to confront Jewish communities throughout the world. One of the defining characteristics of modern antisemitism ...

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He invites Korach to show up at the Tent of Meeting with fire pans and incense, a test to prove whose offering will be ...

One of the hallmarks of Jewish tradition is its intense focus on debate and disagreement. This is so much the case that some have argued that Talmud is essentially an “anthology of arguments” and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Oct. 7 massacre and surge in antisemitism highlight the existential threat bigotry poses to Jews. Yet, paradoxically, ...

Tensions between the Jewish and black communities recently came to a head during an episode involving the Nation of Islam. Commentator Robin Washington, who is both black and Jewish, says an important ...

Do those who don’t know history repeat the errors of others? A book published 85 years ago -- Jewish Theological Seminary professor Mordecai Kaplan’s “Judaism as a Civilization” -- led many Jews away ...

Israeli President Shimon Peres offered his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a history lesson on Thursday, saying his lack of knowledge about the region was an embarrassment. The outspoken ...