Judaism teaches that speech is a form of resistance. We must defend free expression, even for those we disagree with.

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill continues his four-week overview of the Bible's 66 books, focusing on Holy ...

Hèléne Jawhara Piñer is a French-Spanish scholar whose focus is medieval history and the history of food. Her meticulously ...

Passover is a holiday in the Jewish faith celebrating the ancient Hebrews' exodus from slavery in Egypt. For decades, the Jews had been slaves of the Egyptian pharaohs until Moses led them out of ...

He is not the first to use the Amalek quote to justify Israeli actions in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ...

The Jewish holiday, which begins at sunset on Saturday, April 12 this year, lasts for seven or eight days each year.

The Passover seder offers a lesson to America about the importance of sharing and teaching our national story to the next ...

In the Bible, there are many names for God. Some apply to God in general, while others refer to Jesus specifically. Most of these names are expressions of character. They highlight specific aspects of ...

It’s March, and Batya Ungar-Sargon is appearing on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher for the third time. She has flown from her ...

While the celebrations again occur amid anxieties related to the unresolved Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and the specter of widespread antisemitism, the holiday remains festive, with large Seders filled ...