Judaism

Learn about the rich culture, history, and traditions of Judaism and the Jewish people.

A Star of David, menorah, and chai symbol
  • Gerer Rebbe Rabbi Yakov Alter Shlit'a
    Brit Milah (Bris)
  • A girl uses a Torah pointer
    The Bat Mitzvah Ceremony and Celebration
  • Lady Lilith by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1866-68 (altered 1872-73).
    Lilith in the Torah, Talmud, and Midrash
  • Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson speaking in the 1970s to his Chabad-Lubavitch followers.
    Chabad-Lubavitch Judaism 101
  • Ruth, The Moabitess
    Biography of Ruth in the Bible
  • Torah reading, Paris, France, Europe
    The Hebrew Language
  • Jewish Prayer book-Kaddish
    5 Stages of Mourning in Judaism
  • An Israeli gives charity to a Jewish beggar November 30, 2005 in downtown Tel Aviv. With almost one in five Israeli families living below the poverty line, the issue is expected to be a dominating factor in Israel's March 28, 2006 general elections.
    The Levels of Tzedakah in Judaism
  • The Kotel, 2009
    The Western Wall: A Quick History
  • Jewish mother and daughters light Sabbath candles, with challah
    Hebrew Girl Names and Their Meanings
  • Four orthodox men washing their hands before shabbat prayers
    Jewish Handwashing Rituals
  • Jezebel and Ahab Meeting Elijah
    The Story of Jezebel in the Bible
  • Young Men Headed for the Western Wall
    Hebrew Names for Boys and Their Meanings
  • Shomer Shabbat
    What is the Meaning of Shomer?
  • Israel, Jerusalem, people celebrating at Bar Mitzvah
    5 Gift Ideas for a Bar Mitzvah
  • Man blowing the Shofar
    Traditions for the Month of Elul
  • Michelangelo's Moses
    Who Was Moses?
  • A scene from the play The Dybbuk
    The Dybbuk in Jewish Folklore
  • Flag of Israel flying over a sunset landscape.
    Top 5 Myths About Jews and Judaism
  • Lighting the Menorah
    Essential Hanukkah Songs
  • Orthodox jews at the market
    The Religious Implications of Shaving in Judaism
  • Blintzes for Shavuot
    Shavuot 101
  • Israeli flag flying over the city of Jerusalem
    Muslim Views of Jews
  • Close-up of baby boy sleeping on bed
    What Is a Brit Yitzchak?
  • Legend of the Androgyne
  • Christmas tree and stockings
    Can Jews Celebrate Christmas?
  • Lilith, from the Medieval Period to Modern Feminist Texts
  • "Behemoth and Leviathan" by William Blake, from his Illustrations of the Book of Job.
    The Behemoth in Jewish Mythology
  • cross necklace in Bible
    Leviathan in Jewish Legend and the Bible
  • Jael And Sisera C 1620
    Understanding the Role That Yael Played in Israeli History
  • young people sitting in an Orthodox synagogue
    Orthodox Judaism
  • Young Hasid boy in Williamsburg, New York City
    Satmar Hasidim
  • Man reading Torah scrolls
    What Does the Term "Midrash" Mean?
  • Traditional Jewish garb
    Tzedakah: More Than Charity
  • View of the Dome of the Rock from a distance
    The Great Revolt and the Destruction of the Second Temple
  • Caucasian teenage girl reading Torah at bat mitzvah
    Becoming a Bat Mitzvah
  • Jewish circumcision
    The Origin of Brit Milah
  • Mother and daughter lighting Hanukah menorah
    A Guide to the Reform Branch of Judaism
  • painting of Jesus on a church wall
    Man or Messiah: The Role of Jesus in Judaism
  • An image of the gates of Eden
    Does Judaism Believe in an Afterlife?
  • Star of David on Gate
    What Is the Star of David in Judaism?
  • Ibrahimi Mosque (Cave of the Patriarchs) in Hebron, West Bank
    Women of the Torah and Co-Founders of Israel
  • Man reading Torah scrolls
    The Jewish Spelling of "God" as "G-d"
  • 'Book of Books' Exhibition Opens In Jerusalem
    The Five Books of Moses
  • Jewish settlers
    Why Jewish Men Wear a Kippah, or Yarmulke
  • The ancient city of Jerusalem with Solomon's Temple
    King Solomon and the First Temple
  • kippah and tallit
    What to Wear to Synagogue
  • Boy reading Torah for his Bar Mitzvah
    What Is the Torah?
  • Shabat Candles
    Blessing the Children on Shabbat
  • 'Abraham and the Three Angels', 1630s. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
    What Does It Mean For Jews to Be the Chosen People?
  • Cultural Diversity
    The Hamsa Hand and What It Represents
  • Rabbi
    What Is a Rabbi?
  • Support for Students
    How to Be a Mensch
  • a demonic looking figure
    How Satan Is Viewed in Judaism
  • Shabbat Challah
    How to Say the HaMotzi Blessing
  • Cantor-concert in the Vienna Stadttempel synagogue
    What or Who Is a Cantor?
  • A woman lights Shabbat candles.
    What Is Shabbat?
  • Orthodox Jewish men praying at the Wailing Wall
    Judaism and Barefoot Prayer
  • A man wearing Tefillin, one of the 613 mitzvot
    What Is a Mitzvah?
  • Women watching Yom Kippur service in Budapest
    The Concept of Sin in Judaism
  • the number 7 among fog and clouds
    Four Important Numbers in Judaism
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