Religion

‘Testament: The Story of Moses’ is one of Netflix’s top shows — and it features multiple rabbis

Clergy of several faiths appear as talking heads on the No. 1 show on the streaming platform.

Silhouette of a young girl reading from bible in sunset light.

Modern Orthodox and traditional teen girls find their voices through egalitarian prayer

Taking on more roles in synagogue means “I have more of a say in how things work,” says a graduate of a progressive all-girls high school in Jerusalem.

In Israel and beyond, Purim celebrations are tempered by trauma and thoughts of the hostages

Oznei Sinwar replaced Oznei Haman in some bakeries, and children dressed as soldiers and Oct. 7 heroes.

Just in time for Purim, local businesses offer Jewish revelers pricey IV hangover ‘cures’

How Jews are addressing the megillah’s bloodiest chapter during wartime this Purim

Orthodox women activists pledge to hold ‘sex strike’ to protest religious divorce refusal

Can Jews sing ‘Dayenu’ while there are hostages? The Passover seder gets a post-Oct. 7 rethink.

A collage of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel campus protests, along with images of elite university presidents testifying about antisemitism before Congress, linked together with a stack of books, red tape and a giant "VI".

Search our database of Title VI discrimination investigations at schools and colleges since Oct. 7

Jenni Asher is set to become first ordained Black woman cantor

Central Synagogue presents a ‘regendered’ version of the Hebrew Bible, with music and art

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