An expert explains why the Jewish practice of abstaining from food on Yom Kippur is so out of step with the rest of Jewish tradition.
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DNA evidence tracks the ancient history of the Jewish people.
HIgh-profile Labour figures have long chosen to compare Zionism to Nazism.
Corbyn has avoided taking a position on numerous issues this year. But this one really needs a response.
Islamophobic and anti-semitic parents are removing children from school RE lessons.
As Israel approaches the 70th anniversary of its establishment, many older American Jews will be celebrating. Many younger ones will wonder whether the Jewish state is something to celebrate at all.
Mary Magdelene film props up a view of Judaism as archaic, unchanging and out of date.
Painstaking reconstruction of fragments of text has revealed the working draft of an ancient Jewish calendar and priestly duty schedule.
Under Jewish law the preservation of human life is a cardinal commandment: both suicide and self-endangerment are forbidden.
Theology and history help explain why US Jews give more to charity than people who observe other religions or are not religious at all.
Hanukkah was instituted in 164 BC to celebrate military victory, but the meaning has changed over time with the circumstances of the Jewish people.
As Americans make decisions about year-end giving, how much of it will be influenced by their faith?
Its real purpose is to subsume Judaism and exclude Islam.
Hans Eysenck's denial that he was Jewish throws light on the psychological problems faced by refugees who belong to persecuted ethnic groups.
Many religions see natural disasters as divine punishment. But, a scholar argues, it's not that simple.
The founder of Islam, Muhammad, saw himself as the last in a line of prophets that reached back through Jesus to Moses, Abraham and Noah. But while the three religions worship the same God, he divides as much as he unites.
Each year at Easter, Christians recreate the spectacularly violent end of Jesus's life, raising some tough questions about the depiction of suffering on stage.
Can the Nazis be forgiven? A rabbi explains why this question needs a more profound examination of some of Judaism's deepest ethical mores and theological beliefs
We need to change our outlook if we are going to improve international relations.
Good results and issues of identity drive attendance of Jewish schools – it's not all down to religious beliefs.
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