Of the things Marilyn Monroe is best known for, being Jewish is not on the list. But the impending sale of Monroe’s personal prayer book — or siddur, as it is called in Hebrew — has piqued interest in ...

Corey Sheffa, who lives in a small Tennessee city near the Kentucky border, expects to formally convert to Judaism later this year. He wears a yarmulke, keeps kosher, and observes Shabbat. Shortly ...

(JTA) — When Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp appeared on an episode of the “Judaism Unbound” podcast last year to talk about her new online Jewish conversion class, she didn’t know that two listeners would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. composite image left fernandez taking a selfie right her smiling looking at camera She may be an official Jewish Nanny now — but ...

Shavuot is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the experience of receiving the 10 Commandments and the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavuot will be celebrated Tuesday evening through Thursday afternoon in ...

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. (JTA) — During the pandemic, ...

I thought the need for this conversation would have disappeared. Like, a few decades ago. I cannot believe I have to say this. Again. But, here goes. The other day, I was talking to someone about a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve binged Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” with the rest of the Jewish community, you may be inspired to lean into your ...

A prominent cantor was dismissed from her synagogue after publishing a column titled, “Why the increasing number of converts is a problem for Judaism.” BERLIN (JTA) – Jews in Germany have been shaken ...

She may be an official Jewish Nanny now — but she’s no Fran Drescher. Adriana Fernandez, a Floridian who attended private Christian school growing up with almost no exposure to Judaism, became a ...