These projects—and so many others—show how meaningful mitzvah work can be when students are supported in exploring what ...

The Jewish ritual of bar mitzvah. which marks a 13-year-old young man’s assumption of religious and legal obligations under Jewish law. Israel_photo_gallery, CC BY-ND It is a common scene on many a ...

וַיִּסֹּ֥ב שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל לָלֶ֑כֶת וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק בִּכְנַף־מְעִיל֖וֹ וַיִּקָּרַֽע As Samuel turned to leave, Saul seized the corner ...

The Torah begins its description of lighting the lamps in the Tabernacle with the word “T’tzavveh” — “you shall command” or “you shall instruct.” That opening word echoes another familiar word: ...

Sometimes a movie hits you so aggressively Jewish, you're transported back to your own coming-of-age Hebrew school experience −a time when the weekly status symbol was whether you were wearing that ...

Several hundred Temple Beth El congregants will spend a day performing “Tikkun Olam,” or “repair of the world,” on May 15 as they work on more than 30 projects to help the greater Charlotte community.

On May 31, I had my Bar Mitzvah. A mitzvah means commandment. It is a good deed that one should do daily. For my mitzvah project, I collected cans to raise money for my friend Caroline Miller and her ...

Najahe Sherman is an award-winning and Emmy-nominated news anchor for CBS News Miami. Najahe anchors CBS Miami News at Noon, the CBS News Miami 4 p.m. QuickCast, and CBS News Miami evening news at ...

One of the biggest milestones in Jewish life occurs when a child approaches his or her teen years. Considered the age of maturity, when Jewish girls turn 12 or 13 and when Jewish boys turn 13, they ...