The Academy of the Hebrew Language “determines the need for new Hebrew words through both professional demand and public inquiry,” its academic secretary told JNS.The post To refer to ‘deep ...

The Hebrew Bible’s first word concerns time. That’s why the Rabbis teach us that G^d didn’t only create space and all that’s in it but also time itself. ‘Time is what keeps everything from happening ...

As a young man, Goethe visited Jewish schools in Frankfurt, and even attended a circumcision and a Jewish wedding ...

Versions of the Bible are translations of the Bible into other languages. The following are the most important versions or translations of the Bible. 1. Septuagint. The oldest Greek translation of the ...

The adventures of Jacob and his children have served as a throughline in the genesis of America – from abolition to ...

The federal government’s exemption for quoting religious texts in its proposed hate speech law has attracted criticism — it ...

Ezra Klein and State Representative James Talarico of Texas discuss his faith, his politics and his Senate race.

The writing of the Septuagint was celebrated by many, yet our sages describe this moment as darkness descending on the world.

Happy New Year! As we begin this year, I was trying to decide where to go in God’s Word in this article — for direction, guidance and encouragement as we ...

The verb va-yach (“he struck”) is also significant. It shares its root with makot, the plagues. Moses strikes first; God ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani defies the cold and the calls to move to the center with the promise of a New York that belongs to the ...

Since 1989, through special government permissions, about 4,000 Bnei Menashe have been able to make aliyah, but just as many ...