The program in Jewish studies at Smith College explores the history, literature, arts, politics, philosophy, culture, religion and languages of the Jewish people from its origins in ancient Israel ...

The turmoil began with the abrupt replacement of the department’s longtime director, continued with a clash between the new ...

A first-of-its-kind national school voucher program is being hailed by some Jewish groups as a breakthrough — and mourned by others as a hammer blow to the separation of church and state. The ...

(RNS) — Religion and Public Life was one of a handful of programs singled out in Harvard’s 311-page antisemitism report issued in April as being especially problematic. (RNS) — Harvard University is ...

(RNS) — Hebrew Union College's New York City campus is moving to a smaller building. (RNS) — Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, the Reform movement’s rabbinical training school, is ...

When Shoshana Polakoff was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 at the age of 37, her life was suddenly turned upside down. With three young children at home and intense chemotherapy on the horizon, ...

A Jewish charter school foundation in Florida has plans to apply for authorization to establish a religious-based virtual charter school in Oklahoma.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent signals that it may allow religious organizations to operate charter schools represent more than a legal turning point — they represent a long-overdue correction in how ...

When fifth-grader Shayna Osterweil disagrees with someone, she tries to keep in mind what she learned at religious school about the Talmudic sages Hillel and Shammai, known for their civil discourse.