(RNS) — A New York City conference considers the future of Reform Judaism.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two thousand years ago, Jews were divided between competing sects all based on the Jewish scriptures, but with different ...

Speaking to a class at one of America’s major rabbinical seminaries, I once remarked in passing that “Judaism is built on the idea that God loves us and beckons us to love God back.” Seemingly ...

(RNS) — Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A Reform rabbi visits an Orthodox community, and a good time is had by all. Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth, an Orthodox synagogue in Wilmington, Delaware, celebrated ...

Every movement will have to develop new means of keeping and attracting members, write the co-editors of a new volume on American Judaism. (JTA) — As the old limerick suggests, there has long been a ...

Ari and Lauren Douglas’ wedding had many of the hallmarks of a traditional Jewish ceremony. The couple stood under a traditional covering called a chuppah, as a cantor recited a series of blessings.

(RNS) — As antisemitism, Zionism and Judaism continue making daily headlines, I frequently find myself in conversations about what it means to be Jewish. The conflict in Gaza has generated a slurry of ...

Believers is a series running throughout April, examining different facets of faith and religion among young people. In this op-ed, Rabbi Emily Cohen explores some of the many ways people define ...

Forget what you’ve been taught about the differences between Judaism and Christianity, a co-founder of Hadar writes in a new book. And yet generations of Jews have been taught that while Christianity ...

Jewish identity is not supposed to be about holding onto lifestyle traditions; rather, it holds us accountable for the way we ...