Gary Tobin, a prominent Jewish researcher who challenged conventional Jewish wisdom, has died.Read More
Most of what you need to know about Jonathan Sacks, the chief rabbi of the British commonwealth, is apparent from the story he tells of how his latest book, “The Home We Build Together,” came to be.Read More
Anonymous U.S. officials told the New York Times that Israeli warplanes attacked a convoy in Sudan believed to be smuggling arms to Gaza in January.Read More
The Reform movement has approved a reorganization plan. At a special meeting Sunday night, the board of trustees of the Union for Reform Judaism voted to reconfigure the organization and help congregations coping with a bleak economic landscape.Read More
Jews across the denominational spectrum are gearing up to bless the sun — a ritual known as Birkat Hachamah, which takes place every 28 years. The sun prayer will be said, as it will several times in the 21st century, on April 8, which this year falls on the eve of Passover.Read More