The Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar adjusted to the seasons of the solar year. Since the moon circles the earth once every 29 ½ days,...

As we follow the conflict between Israel and Iran by the hour over the past week, many of us may recall a time before 1979 when Israel...

This week, on Saturday, we mark the national observance of Flag Day, a commemoration officially established in the 20th century, though...

It is a bit puzzling, perhaps, that when we pray for a Messiah, we speak of a successor to the throne of King David, Mashiach ben...