Two new books of Jewish poetry form a bridge to the aftermath of the 1903 Kishinev pogrom — and also speak to us today.

This is the moment to "move from a covenant of faith, a people bound together by a history of suffering, to a covenant of ...

Advocates of these end-of-the-world theories say we could be experiencing the onset of what the Bible and Christianity refer ...

"In this decisive moment," writes Rabbi Yehiel E. Poupko, "what do the churches have to say to the Jewish people about their ...

(RNS) — Rabbi Arthur Waskow looked like Amos, and he sounded like him as well. The Rev. Channing E. Phillips, from left, ...

He earned a reputation as a radical on the forefront of movements for equality and justice. Many thought of him as a prophet.

A progressive voice in religion and politics, Waskow wrote two dozen books guiding Jews to celebrate the rituals of their ...

Remembering Rabbi Arthur Waskow, an activist who passed away at 92, known for his progressive causes and Jewish teachings.

The progressive Jewish leader, who has died at the age of 82, fused radical activism with transformative spirituality ...

The Plague of Justinian that killed many millions of people in the Near East and Europe, first appeared in Egypt, before spreading throughout the Eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire. Yersinia pestis, ...

The Qur’an itself reflects a very deep consciousness of associations with Jewish scriptures, thoughts, and practices. ‘Surely it [the Qur’an] is a communication sent down from the Lord of the worlds, ...