Why do bar mitzvah boys lein (read the weekly Torah portion on Shabbat)? I mean, I know why they lein—because it’s a nice responsibility to

In each issue of JLBC, a community rabbi answers questions about Jewish life for those of us who did not grow up in religious homes. 

For most people, when mentioning family traditions, the word customs frequently arises. For those of us from Canada, the word customs connotes something entirely different

Jerusalem—Israel Finance Minister Yair Lapid’s first directive in office ordered the immediate transfer of 50 million shekels (about $13.6 million) to the Foundation for the

Englewood — The Board of Adjustment recently dismissed Rabbi Shmuley Boteach”s proposal to turn a carriage house on his property into a synagogue. Boteach attorney

Jewish life returned to Oswiecim, Poland, also commonly known as Auschwitz—when dozens of young people from across Poland who recently discovered their Jewish roots came

ADANA, Turkey — The Turkish newspaper Radikal reports that 70% percent of teachers and students in Adana think that if the opportunity presents itself, some

An urgent letter from UN Watch was sent to UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova, demanding immediate action to stop Hamas from  bulldozing a 3000-year-old Gaza harbor

Pope Francis acknowledged Jews during the open-air Mass that formally installed him as pontiff. Francis began his homily by greeting the Catholic dignitaries and faithful

Over 1,100 Jewish participants gathered at the Klyazma Resort Hotel in Moscow, Russia, April 11-14, for the largest Limmud FSU Moscow event to date. Limmud

Last Sunday, April 14, the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot, a not-for-profit organization (which assists divorcing couples in resolving contested Jewish divorces in a

Following an eight-hour flight, 12 New Milford High School students arrived in Berlin, Germany on their first stop of the school’s annual Eastern European Holocaust