Rabbi Elchanan Shoff, the leader of Beis Knesses Los Angeles in Pico-Robertson and a local educator, is known for thinking outside the box when it comes to Torah learning. Whether he is giving a ...

Every Jewish male is commanded to write a Torah scroll for himself. Today the practice is to fulfill the commandment of ...

This list of books with Jewish main characters will help you discover exceptional picture books and middle grade books with compelling writing, intriguing stories, and memorable characters. If you’re ...

In an era when AI is opening new questions about the ownership of texts, the Torah stands apart, writes the chief learning officer at Sefaria. Shavuot is the festival when Jews eat cheesecake and ...

A century ago, Fanny Goldstein, a Russian-Jewish immigrant working as a librarian at the Boston Public Library, noticed Jewish visitors rarely checked out books about their own culture. With her ...

Like most rabbis, Rabbi Price held that it is appropriate to convert non-Jewish spouses, even if they do not intend to ...

Earlier this week, David Ebenbach wrote about what makes a short story Jewish. His blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog ...

Celebrate a century of Jewish storytelling with free books, bagels and literary happenings on the Lower East Side.

From social commentary to historical fiction and a children’s story, new books showcase the diversity of local Jewish writers ...

Q: When I donate books from my own stash of paperbacks, I usually look for a Little Free Library to support. But I have a new challenge on my hands. My father, David Freedman, a rabbi in Hollywood, ...