ROSH HASANA AND YOM KIPPUR
By David L. GraizbordDirector of the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies, University of Arizona The Jewish High Holy Days are times...
Judaism
SHAVUOT
The Jewish holiday that became all about children By Laura YaresAssistant Professor of Religious StudiesMichigan State University For most American Jews...
This Hanukkah, learn about the holiday’s forgotten heroes: Women
Alan Avery-PeckKraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies, College of the Holy Cross The eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah commemorates ancient Jews’ victory over...
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women are bucking the patriarchal, authoritarian stereotype of their community
Michal RaucherAssistant Professor of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University Ultra-Orthodox women have become the primary breadwinners in their families. Menahem Kahana/AFP...