Iranian Jews have long practiced a unique brand of Judaism. Because Jews in Iran have lived in relative isolation for hundreds of years, their Jewish practice doesn’t fall into traditional categories ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two thousand years ago, Jews were divided between competing sects all based on the Jewish scriptures, but with different ...

Manoela Carpenedo, a native of Southern Brazil, is an anthropologist and sociologist of religion. Her latest book “Becoming Jewish, Believing in Jesus: Judaizing Evangelicals in Brazil” (Oxford) ...

In Europe from the 16th to the 19th centuries, popular""books of customs ""brought Judaism down to the level of ""Every Jew."" These books dealt with holidays, life-cycle rituals, weekly Sabbaths and ...

(JNS) The Jewish community of Kerala, India, better known as Cochin Jews, has been shrinking ever since most of its members emigrated to Israel. Those who remain claim to be “the oldest diaspora ...

Passover begins Wednesday, April 5. It has always been one of Rabbi Judy Caplan Ginsburgh’s favorite holidays because it is filled with rich tradition, customs, and lots of family memories. The ...