I recently acquired a fine set of the first Jewish translation of the Torah into English. The work was translated by Isaac Leeser (1806-1868), a leading figure of American Orthodoxy. Before his ...

Given the peculiar recent musings of provocateurs like Tucker Carlson, the speech was timelier than ever.

Every shabbos, Jews in synagogues of all denominations hear the cantor, rabbi or a layperson chant that week’s Torah portion ...

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- A Jewish congregation on Long Island has nearly accomplished something very rare -- the in-depth study of the complete Jewish bible, which contains hundreds of ...

Commentaries range from classical Torah scholars like Rashi and Abarbanel to items by Israeli prime ministers Menachem Begin, Golda Meir and Benjamin Netanyahu. JERUSALEM — In 1903, American ...

JTA — A new Biblical translation that eschews gendered pronouns for God is now available through Sefaria, the online library of Jewish texts, prompting backlash on social media from some who see the ...

The religious language that lay dormant for millennia is now global, used by millions of people around the world—including in China. The Codex Sassoon, the oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, is ...