Purim is widely depicted as the most joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rosh Hashanah, a holiday that celebrates the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset on Monday, Sept. 22. It’s one of the holiest ...

In the early 1990s, Joshua Goldstein’s parents sent him and his sisters to Camp Young Judaea Midwest in Waupaca, Wisc. They came from a small town in Michigan where they were among the only Jews.

A new American Jewish Historical Society exhibit spans five decades of images — from the heyday of the havurah movement to the fading glory of the Jewish Lower East Side. I was late to the havurah ...

I’m a Jewish man who has never been to Israel, yet I feel a deep connection to that place. Support for Israel as a Jewish state wasn’t taught to me as a slogan; it was part of the story I inherited — ...

Emily Pincus continues to balance her responsibilities as president of her family’s company and her growing leadership roles within the Jewish community.

Rosh Hashanah, a holiday that celebrates the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset on Monday, Sept. 22. It’s one of the holiest holidays for Jewish people around the world and translates from Hebrew to ...