This year was no exception. In six days I visited nine elementary, middle and secondary schools and spoke to students ranging ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. was honored on Jan. 20. In one of his sermons he said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he ...

I grew up seeing wine as a symbol of joy, holiness and a tool for elevating the mundane. From the weekly Kiddush (a blessing said over a wine cup) on ...

Day. For some, the holiday is just that — time off from work or school. But, King’s family and others carrying on his legacy of equality, justice and non-violent protest want Americans to ...

From the weekly Kiddush (a blessing said over a wine cup) on Shabbat to holidays like Purim, Passover and Simchat Torah, wine occupies a sacred space in Judaism. But this month, the surgeon ...

Most popular by far are the mundane interactions that give fans a glimpse of the real person behind the player as they go about their day. This year, we’ve enjoyed seeing Jannik Sinner cross ...

A spotlight-seeking rabbi perhaps best known for having been Michael Jackson’s spiritual adviser and an Orthodox New York politician who caused an uproar by wearing blackface for Purim in 2013 ...

and increasing the number each day. If not for the heroic stance of the Maccabees, the miracle of the oil would not have happened. Today the Jews in diaspora find themselves in the same predicament as ...

Like almost every other female vocalist from Brazil, Koorax sounds influenced by Flora Purim--heard, for example, in her fearless hopscotch jumps across the endpoints of her entire vocal range. Also ...

The Hadar Institute, an egalitarian Jewish educational institution, is offering an online class ahead of Purim on reading the megillah after Oct. 7 that will explore the holiday not as a day of ...

If you deposit a check on a federal holiday, it will likely take an extra day for the funds to become available. Even though branches are closed, ATMs remain open and available for customers to ...