Judaism

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Telling the forgotten story of Osnat Barzani, the first female rabbi who lived 400 years ago, is a win for Mizrahi representation

As a Mizrahi Jew whose family hails from Baghdad, Sigal Samuel had never seen a female rabbi who looked like her. Then she discovered Osnat Barzani.

By Lior Zaltzman February 10, 2021 2:35 pm

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What blessing should you say when you get the COVID-19 vaccine? We asked rabbis for their guidance.

Reform, Conservative and Orthodox spiritual leaders turned to different ideas from within Jewish texts and tradition.

December 23, 2020 12:21 pm

The traditional Jewish prayer Gal Gadot says every day

Her Vanity Fair interview had some fun Jewish facts.

October 15, 2020 10:44 am

Mariusz Robert Opałko, holding a Torah scroll, and Michael Freund at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel on June 9, 2013. (Courtesy of Shavei Israel)

When elders reveal they are Jewish on their deathbeds, their children often return to Judaism

By Cnaan Liphshiz June 27, 2019 3:04 pm

Dallas-area church says Judaism is ‘dangerous’

June 6, 2018 5:38 pm

For many Israeli teens, the eve of Yom Kippur is a night of forbidden love

By Andrew Tobin September 15, 2017 12:25 pm

Amy Winehouse’s mother slams ex-hubby of late singer for graveside interview

April 29, 2014 4:41 pm

Josh Fattal: Iranian captors knew I was Jewish

March 17, 2014 2:33 pm

Pope Francis praises Jews for keeping their faith amid ‘trials’

September 12, 2013 6:46 am

Book by Pope Francis and Argentinian rabbi translated to English

By Marcy Oster March 20, 2013 3:23 pm

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