For many Jewish people, Jewish law governs all aspects of Jewish life, including how to worship, compulsory rituals and dietary laws. The Jewish place of worship is called the synagogue and it ...

Our Judaism is broadly defined as the collective historical experience of the Jewish people – a widely and wildly diverse ...

a vibrant branch of the Jewish faith, holds a distinctive place in the mosaic of religious traditions. Its rich tapestry of beliefs and practices is woven from centuries of spiritual inquiry and ...

It is aimed at the interested general reader who may never have set foot inside a Jewish place of worship. He or she may not be familiar with the tenets or practices of Judaism, a religion adhered to ...

When did Judaism as we know it today—devoted to one God and the teachings of the Torah—really take root? How did the religious practices of the earliest Israelites differ from Judaism?

This unit introduces the history, ideas and practices of the three religious traditions whose history is connected, and which together have informed the religious understanding of Europe and the West, ...

Female-led public rituals are far from usual in the Jewish Orthodox community; where they do occur, they can be a contentious issue. During the COVID-19 pandemic, women and girls have found themselves ...

who had tried to forcefully uproot the beliefs and practices of Judaism from the people of Israel. The victorious Jews repaired, cleansed, and rededicated the Temple. When they sought to light the ...