Religion

Moment’s religion section highlights Jewish traditions, rituals, rabbinical thoughts and philosophies and so much more. This section includes our popular “Ask the Rabbis” series, where we gather answers from rabbis from different branches of Judaism about the most pressing questions, religious or otherwise.

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Pour out Your wrath upon the nations that know You not, and upon the families that call not on Your

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My father is selling his sukkah. He says it is “priced to sell” at $4,900, but really he just wants to find it a home, which is easier said than done. ...
INDEPENDENT: Time is an invitation. Both words share the same root: z’mahn. It is written: “The life of man is like a breath exhaling; his days are like a passing shadow” (Psalms 144:4). ...
Moshe Dor (1932-2016) was a major figure in contemporary Israeli literature. A lyric poet par excellence, his subject was love. ...
Anita Diamant has updated her groundbreaking book, "Choosing a Jewish Life," to provide creative and innovative guidance to those seeking to convert. ...
Is it permitted to invite a non-Jew to your Seder? And is it a good idea? ...
Praying at the western wall first as a man, then as a woman. ...

For The Ghosts by Anne Burt y 13-year-old, as usual, is not eating her bowl of dry Honey Nut Cheerios.

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A Hanukkah Story (miracle, included) By Lesley Hyatt n the morning before Hanukkah begins, I walk outside and see Nena

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The First Hanukkah By Andy Borowitz Illustrations by Noah Phillips hen Billy Zylberberg thought about his childhood, he realized that

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Some prominent Jewish families believe they are descended from Israel's greatest monarch. Can DNA testing prove what their family trees have long shown? ...

In the Canadian province of Quebec, religious groups have been up in arms over the past several months regarding a

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