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 ...

At Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, rabbinical students typically pray together and practice leading services as a part of their studies. They pore over Jewish texts in groups of two ...

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...

The University of Texas's Ackerman Program on Jewish and Western Civilization will offer signature courses focused on Jewish ...

A Jewish education group seeking to create the nation’s first publicly funded religious Jewish charter school took its case to Oklahoma’s charter school board Monday, reviving a high-stakes ...

(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 ...

A sudden change in leadership at Indiana University’s Jewish studies program has erupted into a bitter internal feud, pitting a new interim director against faculty and students who say he is ...

Penn’s Jewish Heritage Programs hosted “Shabbat for 1K” on Friday, an event organized to provide free Shabbat dinners to students across campus. The Nov. 14 event — which occurs each semester and was ...

(The Conversation) — A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious learning within Orthodox Judaism. (The ...