A central theme of the High Holidays – and Judaism itself – is that to do right by God, people must first do right by each other.
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There is no such thing as ‘Judeo-Christian values’. The term hides essential differences between Judaism and Christianity.
The Pentagon recategorized Native religions as ‘other.’ A scholar of Native American and Indigenous Studies explains the implications of that change.
A new book reveals how Jews, Judaism, Israel and Palestine helped shape Welsh identity across centuries.
Three women sat for an exam administered by Israel’s Rabbinate, the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious leadership within Orthodox Judaism.
Donald Trump’s AI image of himself looking like Jesus has been widely derided as blasphemous. But what exactly is blasphemy?
Golders Green started to develop as a place of Jewish settlement from the first world war onwards.
From ancient Greek myths to Scripture and papal teachings, Christianity has long wrestled with hope.
Zionists draw on the military imagery of Hanukkah, while others look to the synagogue prayers that focus on the miracle of divine light.
Thirteen Jewish leaders and artists were killed on the ‘Night of the Murdered Poets,’ one of the campaign’s most infamous examples of persecution.
A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious learning within Orthodox Judaism.
The show’s representation of Jewish women has slightly improved in series two, but still affords them little nuance.
By the ninth century, influenced by the Christian idea, Islam and Judaism each had their own Antichrist figures who would come at the end of history.
The shofar is used on many different occasions in the Bible. But today, for many Jews, it is most associated with the High Holidays: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
Violence in the West Bank has intensified since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza.
Since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the ensuing war, some Jewish students have been vocal about support for Israel or for Palestinians. But many more have views that don’t fit into ‘either/or’ categories.
The Bible contains some explicit genocidal narratives, and over time, some religious Zionists have wielded these stories to advocate for the destruction of the Palestinians.
At the core of the ongoing debate over definitions are genuinely different understandings of what constitutes antisemitism.
Despite pressure to cancel Israel performances, Dylan has performed in the country several times. Ever an enigma, he rarely explains his decisions − or views on religion.
The Bible describes the two men meeting and sharing an instant connection.
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Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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Emanuel Ringelblum Professor in Jewish History, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University
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Senior Lecturer in Population, Medical and Evolutionary Genomics, Lund University
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of Sociology, Fordham University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Director of the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies, University of Arizona
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President and Professor of American Jewish History, Gratz College
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Professor of Jewish Studies, Interim Academic Dean and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Chicago Theological Seminary
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Lecturer in Religious Studies, Brandeis University