Reading the Torah, there is no doubt about motherhood’s important role in Jewish literature and life. Women are not, however, expected to place motherhood ahead of their own well-being. For example, ...

Sacrifice did not begin as a divine instruction. It began as a human response to vulnerability. Faced with forces beyond control—weather, fertility, illness, loss—human beings reached for a way to ...

Reading the Torah, there is no doubt about motherhood's important role in Jewish literature and life. The Hebrew Bible is replete with stories of women who feel incomplete without children, although ...

Jewish liturgy can feel archaic or demanding, but its oldest words still have something to say to our most contemporary struggles, writes the host of the “Thoughts and Prayers” podcast. Several years ...

After 50 years leading various congregations in prayer as a Hazzan, an ordained Cantor, I am at a crossroads. Does God hear my prayers? Must I recite every prayer line-by-line, even though, admittedly ...

At this time of the year, the portions we read from the Torah center on the uniqueness of the Israelites by emphasizing God’s hopes for them and reiterating the specific practices they have been ...

A bill advanced by coalition lawmakers on Sunday requires public institutions to install mezuzahs and grants special protections to Jewish Orthodox religious ...

(The Conversation) — Recent generations of Jewish women have looked to reinvent rituals marking the most meaningful moments in their lives, especially childbirth and motherhood. Women are not, however ...

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Lisa Fishbayn Joffe, Brandeis University (THE CONVERSATION) Reading the Torah, ...