A first-of-its-kind national school voucher program is being hailed by some Jewish groups as a breakthrough — and mourned by others as a hammer blow to the separation of church and state. The ...

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...

The program in Jewish studies at Smith College explores the history, literature, arts, politics, philosophy, culture, religion and languages of the Jewish people from its origins in ancient Israel ...

(JTA) — A Jewish education group seeking to create the nation’s first publicly funded religious Jewish charter school took ...

When Shoshana Polakoff was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 at the age of 37, her life was suddenly turned upside down. With three young children at home and intense chemotherapy on the horizon, ...

The Celebration of Abraham, an interfaith gathering founded after 9/11, will return to Woodland this year, bringing together ...

Penn’s Jewish Heritage Programs hosted “Shabbat for 1K” on Friday, an event organized to provide free Shabbat dinners to students across campus. The Nov. 14 event — which occurs each semester and was ...

The Jewish Federation of Tulsa said it was not consulted about an application seeking to found a taxpayer-funded online ...

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The bid revives an unresolved Supreme Court battle over church–state separation in public education.

(The Conversation) — A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious learning within Orthodox Judaism. (The ...