Would Talmudic and Biblical prescriptions have prevented the current debacle? And can they show us a way out? Two rabbi-economists think so
The road to sainthood for the Nazi-era Pontiff had been put on hold, but on the holiest of Jewish holy days, the current Pope appears to renew the process
Before its occupation by Nazi Germany in 1939, Poland was home to Europe's largest Jewish community, and its capital Warsaw was the continent's largest Jewish city.
In recent weeks, self-styled "modesty patrols" have been accused of attacking women and destroying stores that they see out of line with their beliefs
Bill Maher has taken his crusade against religion to the big screen.
Given the stereotype of the Deep South as the Bible Belt, Rabbi Lynne Goldsmith's glowing, Chamber of Commerce-like endorsement of Dothan, Alabama, is not what you might expect to hear.
It is a few minutes after 8 a.m., yet a steady crowd streams into the Century Pines Jewish Center, a Conservative synagogue tucked into a Broward County retirement community.
Cuba is more than a thousand miles from my home in New York, but it's a place close to my heart.
A prayer note placed by the presidential hopeful in Jerusalem's Western Wall is removed and published in Israel
An Orthodox-Jewish singles site has humans, not algorithms, work the Web to find the perfect partner
Would Talmudic and Biblical prescriptions have prevented the current debacle? And can they show us a way out? Two rabbi-economists think so
The road to sainthood for the Nazi-era Pontiff had been put on hold, but on the holiest of Jewish holy days, the current Pope appears to renew the process
Before its occupation by Nazi Germany in 1939, Poland was home to Europe's largest Jewish community, and its capital Warsaw was the continent's largest Jewish city.
In recent weeks, self-styled "modesty patrols" have been accused of attacking women and destroying stores that they see out of line with their beliefs
Bill Maher has taken his crusade against religion to the big screen.
Given the stereotype of the Deep South as the Bible Belt, Rabbi Lynne Goldsmith's glowing, Chamber of Commerce-like endorsement of Dothan, Alabama, is not what you might expect to hear.
It is a few minutes after 8 a.m., yet a steady crowd streams into the Century Pines Jewish Center, a Conservative synagogue tucked into a Broward County retirement community.
Cuba is more than a thousand miles from my home in New York, but it's a place close to my heart.
A prayer note placed by the presidential hopeful in Jerusalem's Western Wall is removed and published in Israel
An Orthodox-Jewish singles site has humans, not algorithms, work the Web to find the perfect partner
Ten years ago, David Jeselsohn bought a curious artifact. Now it's the talk of both theology and biblical scholars
A controversial relic suggests that the story of a messiah who died and rose after three days was extant three decades before the birth of Christ
When you grow up in a place of war, your realities are inevitably driven by the violence surrounding you.
A small group of Jews who believe in Jesus have sparked outrage among some orthodox groups who view them as traitors
Police in Israel are investigating the burning of hundreds of New Testaments in a city near Tel Aviv, an incident that has alarmed advocates of religious freedom.
The sight was jarring Friday: Pope Benedict XVI at the Park East Synagogue just before the start of the Jewish Sabbath.
A massacre at a birthplace of Jewish religious nationalism threatens to further inflame the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Pope has revised a section of the old Latin liturgy that castigated the Jews. But it still calls for their conversion. Jewish leaders are up in arms
Whether we are actively religious or not, religious belief permeates the very fabric of our existence. Namely, it influences -- if not directly shapes -- our legal systems; and therefore our constitutions; and therefore our nations' policy choices, both at home and abroad.
John King is converting to Judaism before his May wedding to Dana Bash
The well-publicized landing of 40 Iranian Jews in Israel on Tuesday spurred glee among some Israelis and the immigrants themselves and drew public scorn from a surprising quarter in Iran -- two officials from its centuries-old Jewish community.
In the waning sunlight hour of a chilly winter afternoon, a chorus of Hebrew prayer rises from a small, fluorescent lit room on the outskirts of Baghdad.
Writers aren't the only ones sacrificing paychecks to the ongoing strike launched by the Writers Guild of America last month: The work stoppage is also crimping the cash flow of small businesses like History for Hire, Pam Elyea's vintage rental business in North Hollywood, Calif.
One of four men accused of plotting attacks on Southern California military sites and Jewish targets pleaded guilty Friday to terrorism conspiracy charges
A new exhibit in Paris explores the impact of the Jewish experience on modern comic books and graphic novels. No, the Man of Steel wasn't Jewish, though his creators were.
As religious conservatives ponder how to react to Mormon candidate Mitt Romney, a powerful evangelical announces his view that Mormons too are children of Abraham
First, Rodger Kamenetz took his fans on journeys into eastern mysticism, now he's urging them to travel their own dreamscapes
Sondra Oster Baras is an Orthodox Jew doing an unorthodox job.
Only eight remain, according to an Anglican cleric, and they are frozen with indecision about what to do amid the desperation of Iraq
Shimshon Cahaner was among the first Israeli soldiers to storm into the Old City of Jerusalem 40 years ago. He remembers that historic day as if it were yesterday -- the thrill he and other Israeli troops got when they raced through Lions' Gate at the eastern edge of the Old City.
The reunion of the Ronnie James Dio-fronted version of Black Sabbath has been a long time coming. But it's not likely to be a long-term affair.
The Black Sabbath boys are back, as the new band Heaven and Hell.
Have you seen this show on MTV, My Super Sweet 16? It's a reality series in which insane parents spend piles of money throwing parties for offspring who can barely drive. According to the show--and...
Mel Gibson was charged Wednesday with misdemeanor drunken driving, as well as driving with an elevated blood alcohol level and an open container of alcohol in his car, prosecutors said.
Actor-director Mel Gibson apologized Tuesday for making anti-Semitic remarks during his drunken driving arrest last week, saying the comments were "blurted out in a moment of insanity."
There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of anti-Semitic remark. I want to apologize specifically to everyone in the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words that I said to a law enforcement officer the night I was arrested on a DUI charge.
In "Keeping Up With the Steins," Jeremy Piven, so scaldingly funny as a cutthroat Los Angeles talent agent on "Entourage," stretches himself to play ... a cutthroat Los Angeles talent agent.
A Spanish court has convicted two men, a Pakistani and Spaniard, of collaborating with a terrorist group and contributing to a Tunisian synagogue bombing in 2002.
Hundreds of protesters stormed the streets and set garbage cans on fire in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, claiming police shoved a 75-year-old man and threw him headfirst into a van during a traffic stop.
Monday, 5 p.m...
The trial of two men charged with financing global al Qaeda activities has resumed in Madrid in a basement courtroom under tight security.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has expressed "dismay" over the Iranian president's comments urging the destruction of Israel.
Iran's new president has repeated a remark from a former ayatollah that Israel should be "wiped out from the map," insisting that a new series of attacks will destroy the Jewish state, and lashing out at Muslim countries and leaders that acknowledge Israel.
The Israeli flag has been lowered over Gaza, symbolizing the end of 38 years of Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory two weeks ahead of schedule.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency lists these organizations for those seeking to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina:
Pope Benedict XVI, visiting a synagogue in Germany, has warned of a rising wave of anti-Semitism.
Israeli forces working to evacuate Jewish settlements in Gaza reached a deal with protesters and emptied the Gadid settlement on Friday before pausing the operation for the Jewish Sabbath.
Unarmed Israeli soldiers entered two synagogues in Jewish settlements on Thursday after hundreds of protestors refused to evacuate the building. The emotional evictions come as Israel ends its 38-year presence in Gaza.
Israeli troops and police have completed the evacuation of the largest Jewish settlement in Gaza, the scene of emotional protests earlier in the day, the Israeli military announced late Thursday.
Despite some resistance, authorities said Israel's historic withdrawal from Gaza was progressing rapidly Wednesday, predicting that 10 out of 21 Jewish settlements would be cleared by the end of the day.
Palestinian Authority security forces were on high alert, stationed outside settlements across Gaza to prevent violence as the withdrawal of Israeli troops and thousands of Jewish settlers begins Sunday at midnight.
Standing at what was once a U.S. Revolutionary War battlefield, about 125 Neo-Nazis and sympathizers held a rally Saturday while two groups of counter demonstrators protested.
First lady Laura Bush, on a political fence-mending tour of the Middle East, found herself the target of a tense protest in Jerusalem at one of Islam's holiest sites.
First lady Laura Bush, on a political fence-mending tour of the Middle East, found herself the target of a tense protest in Jerusalem at one of Islam's holiest sites.
The hooded man rushed up to the doorway of Temple Bnai Israel, a Molotov cocktail in his hand. Seconds later, he threw the firebomb and ran off.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone says he will not apologize or express regret for likening a Jewish reporter to a Nazi "concentration camp guard."
London Mayor Ken Livingstone is expected to express regret this week for comparing a Jewish newspaper reporter to a Nazi concentration camp guard, his deputy said Sunday.
Zain Verjee is anchoring CNN's coverage of the Hajj pilgrimage. She is also keeping a Web log of her experiences:
A new Israeli governing coalition that favors Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan was narrowly approved Monday by Israel's parliament.
As the holiday season approaches and party planning begins, the season's new cookbooks provide a variety of delectable bites that will make your family gatherings unforgettable.
Three bomb blasts late Thursday rocked Egyptian resorts where Israelis were vacationing during Jewish holidays, killing about 40 people and wounding more than 100.
Ten days after straining relations with Paris by urging French Jews to move to Israel, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has welcomed 200 immigrants from France to a new life.
French President Jacques Chirac says Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is not welcome in Paris until he explains his appeal to French Jews to leave the country, a presidential spokeswoman said.
Black Sabbath will reunite for Ozzfest, which begins July 10 in Hartford, Connecticut, according to the Ozzfest Web site.
-- Last Saturday, militants opened fire at an oil refinery, killing five ex-pat employees of a Swiss engineering company. A Saudi policeman and all four militants were also killed in the exchange.
The dark stars of Black Sabbath can probably claim to have exerted a more powerful gravitational pull on their particular corner of rock's universe than any of their peers.
A Jewish cemetery and cultural center on the outskirts of Madrid were targets for suspected Islamic terrorists linked to the Madrid train bombings last month, a Spanish newspaper reported Tuesday.
Israeli troops Saturday shot and killed an armed Palestinian suspected of entering a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, killing an Israeli man, and wounding his daughter.
Israeli police entered a Jerusalem holy site and used stun grenades and rubber pellets to quell Palestinians throwing rocks at police and Jewish worshippers at the end of Friday prayers at the Al Aqsa Mosque, according to a police spokesman.
Israeli military forces killed two Palestinian members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in separate incidents Sunday in Balata, a refugee camp in Nablus, Palestinian officials said.
The opening of Mel Gibson's controversial "The Passion of the Christ" brought movie fans and religious leaders to more than 2,500 theaters across the nation on Ash Wednesday.
Most people know Rhode Island is America's smallest state--and that's often all they know about it. Typically dismissed as a place you pass through on the way to Cape Cod or Boston, Rhode Island is...
Joe Lieberman should be the hands-down front-runner for President among Democrats. He came within a chad's width of being elected Vice President and is better known than any of his eight rivals. Bu...
It sounds like the setup for a lame joke: So there are these four rabbis, right? And they walk into an Internet incubator, and one says to the other, "This you call a business?" And the second look...
It sounds like the setup for a lame joke: So there are these four rabbis, right? And they walk into an Internet incubator, and one says to the other, "This you call a business?" And the second look...
Here's my philosophy about special-occasion gifts: I want them to be keepers. That's why I stick to the registry when it comes to wedding presents, why I prefer picture frames to clothing for newbo...
CHICAGO -- Theology professor Graydon Snyder told the same ((story)) to students for 14 years, to illustrate a difference between Judaism and Christianity: A roofer falls on a woman and they accide...
Can someone whose mother was born in Romania and whose father was born in what is now Israel sue under federal civil rights law for discrimination as an Hispanic? Yes, said the Third U.S. Circuit C...
WHATEVER ELSE IT IS, religion is big business. America has more clergy than Ford and Chrysler together have employees. If U.S. religion were a company it would be No. 5 on the FORTUNE 500, its $50 ...
REVLON CHAIRMAN Ronald Owen Perelman has a penchant for contrasts: a tangy personal life and the practice of Judaism, fancy restaurants and junk food, earsplitting rock music aboard his corporate j...
BY STRIKING A DEAL with the SEC and federal prosecutors, Ivan Boesky avoided the hoary tactic of financiers in legal trouble -- the quick flight to a country that will not extradite U.S. fugitives....
REVLON CHAIRMAN Ronald Owen Perelman has a penchant for contrasts: a tangy personal life and the practice of Judaism, fancy restaurants and junk food, earsplitting rock music aboard his corporate j...
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