The Messiah is believed to be a righteous king who will be sent by God to unite people all over the world regardless of race, culture or religion. Jews believe that when the Messiah comes he will ...

The Torah contains many laws that guide Jews on how to live a life that pleases God. The Torah contains 613 laws. These are known by Jews as the mitzvot. Jews use the Torah as a guide for living.

Judaism was founded by Moses, although Jews trace their history back to Abraham. Jews believe that there is only one God with whom they have a covenant. In exchange for all the good that God has done ...

After all, he believes that the conventional Jewish tradition does not have the wherewithal to solve the problem of God’s existence and His responsibility for evil in the wake of the Holocaust.

God is present, or should be present, in all catastrophes. Even, yes, among those who suffer in Gaza. It is now 80 years, ...

“It’s just what we Jews do,” Hershovitz explains. “[I]t keeps me connected to a community I value.” For fictionalists, God is a useful fiction, and Jewish practice has value only in its ...

When did Judaism as we know it today—devoted to one God and the teachings of the Torah—really take root? How did the religious practices of the earliest Israelites differ from Judaism?

You know, ‘Our Father, who art in heaven, Howard be Thy name.’” The Jewish boy laughed and said, “That’s cute, but my rabbi taught us that God has many names, and trust me, ‘Howard’ doesn’t make the ...

An existential question many people spend their lifetime seeking an answer to is "Where can God be found?" Some in the Jewish faith believe they already know the answer to that question and say ...

In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death, his followers turned to them for clues to the meaning of his life and message. Biblical scholar Mark Hamilton discusses ...