Q: Why do Jews cover their heads (e.g., with a kipa) out of respect for God? Covering the head is a sign of respect.

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Like many minority groups, Jews have always created ways of adapting to the societies in which they live, but whose culture they do not totally share. And one thing that means is a collection of ...

For all living things, birth is our introduction to the world. So it’s a fitting theme for the first exhibit in the Museum at Eldridge Street’s new initiative, “Opening Doors to Intercultural ...

Rosh Hashanah, a holiday that celebrates the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset on Monday, Sept. 22. It’s one of the holiest holidays for Jewish people around the world and translates from Hebrew to ...

Young Jews are hungry for representation that represents the diversity of their American Jewish experience. This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works ...

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The Jewish Comics Experience will take place at Manhattan’s Center for Jewish History in November. (New York Jewish Week) — Jews and comic books — two deeply entwined entities — will be the subject of ...

For many people, Christmas means reconnecting with loved ones, exchanging gifts and bingeing the most poorly conceived movies Hallmark and Netflix are capable of producing. For others, the holiday ...

El Al has added a Jewish culture inflight entertainment program on its 787 fleet, which serves six U.S. airports. At a critical time in Israel’s history, the nation’s flagship airline has introduced a ...

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