A centuries-old mystery hidden in plain sight has finally come to light. In a modest prayer house in Israel, among community leaders and handwritten pages passed quietly from generation to generation, ...

Indeed, as Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues and the politics of Israel are injected into nearly every vessel of Jewish life, a growing number of Jews are reclaiming the tradition and asking ...

The power of putting basic elements in just the right order is key to both Jewish mysticism and computer coding. WhataWin/iStock via Getty Images Plus Isaac Asimov’s iconic science fiction collection ...

At the basis of all Jewish sacred texts is the Torah, and it is known to be the most important book in Judaism. So when one Southwest Florida woman chose to donate a Torah to her congregation, ...

This article initially appeared in My Jewish Learning’s Shabbat newsletter Recharge. To receive Recharge each week in your inbox, click here. For many years, I’ve written on Jewish texts and spiritual ...

For many years, I’ve stood with members of my congregation in our cemetery — not to bury a person, but to bury books. There are no eulogies. We lower tattered prayer books, weathered bibles, Passover ...