In Israel, non-Jews take a growing interest in studying Tanakh—with Jewish teachers

DNA studies suggest that the ancient biblical people, long thought extinct, might have settled in Sidon

For Tu B’Shevat, the 13 greatest trees in Jewish history, from the palm groves of Ein Gedi to a humongous, ancient sycamore in Netanya—and the burning bush

The faith-based response to the election features everyone from Muslims to Mormons and was the brainchild of a Reform rabbi

I’ve fought for gay rights in the courtroom and have seen same-sex marriage become the law of the land. Despite narrow interpretations, I argue the belief in God is not inimical to the concept of change.

The Bible offers some perspective on the repercussions of a triumph of bravado, and a citizenship at odds

A laughable attempt by a Trump promoter to appropriate the Exodus for his campaign spawned a viral hashtag mocking the Republican candidate

As a boy, I feared dropping the Torah scrolls, or writing marginalia in other texts. But I overcame that anxiety once I entered academe, whose doors were opened by great Jewish thinkers before my time

Poetry for Shavuot, when we read about Ruth, a Moabite woman considered to be the first convert to Judaism

The snowstorm making its way to the Northeast might be branded as mighty, but its Biblical namesake tells us otherwise

Devotees of Star Wars and the Bible have something in common: they have expanded the universes of each text through sheer creativity, even taking ownership of them along the way

The commentary on this week’s parsha created a mythical racial ideology that continues to lurk in the shadows of Judaism

A new book about America’s rape culture provides some perspective on the High Holiday passage Leviticus 18, which is light on punishment for perpetrators

The Good Book praises Blatt, LeBron

Israelis from across the political and religious spectrum join a national conversation about the Tanakh, on the website 929