After Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 last year, many Austin Jews turned to Temple Beth Shalom, where I am the senior rabbi, to mourn and come together. But too many others have stayed away, afraid ...

Judaism’s High Holy Days annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews worldwide.

Fifty years ago at Merritt College in Oakland, there was an academic debate about whether Jews were “ethnic” enough for ...

As a gender historian and scholar of intermarriage, I binge-watched the new Netflix series “Nobody Wants This” with a ...

The High Holidays have always fallen around peak hurricane season, which is growing longer and more volatile. Two years ago, ...