The Jewish Chronicle

What is Tisha B’Av?

Why converts convert

Observant Jews can accept Bible criticism

An American professor believes you can square acceptance of academic theories of the origins of the Torah with remaining a traditionally observant Jew

Islamic reformer inspired by Progressive rabbis

“They invite a Muslim, a progressive liberal imam for their Shabbat service,” he says. “And that imam wore a tallit and a kippah. I was honoured to participate. I have not seen something like that in my life in any mosque.”

The hounding of Rabbi Dweck masks a fear of debate

'The Anglo-Jewish Orthodox community has a long history of shutting down debate on contentious issues by levelling personal attacks on the individuals who hold them'

Eco-shuls are the answer to Donald Trump

To ignore the challenge of climate change is to betray Jewish values

Why revolution is doomed to fail

Freedom and the Israelites' fear of it is one of the central themes of the Book of Numbers, explored by Rabbi Sacks in his newly published collection of essays

Be kind to yourself and take a slice of Shavuot cheesecake

The rabbis associated dairy products, traditionally eaten on Shavuot, with the quality of chesed

Who would we choose as our Jewish patron saints?

Jeremy Corbyn has called for extra bank holidays to commemorate the home nations' patron saints. But if we had a Jewish equivalent, who would they be?

Join Limmud’s Shavuot learning party

You can run a DIY Shavuot education session at home with Limmud's new pack

What is Shavuot?

Shavuot is part of the Shalosh Regalim – “three festivals” - which are the three main religious holidays of the Jewish year - Daniel Sugarman explains more about the customs and background to this festival.

The rabbinic battle over Israel's bonfire night

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims will gather in the northern Israeli town of Mount Meron at the weekend for Lag Ba'Omer

What is Lag Ba'omer?

Simon Rocker reveals the origins of the festival, and explains how it is marked today

Why we should celebrate Yom Yerushalayim

Yom Yerushalayim, which begins the evening of May 23, will mark the 50th anniversary of Israel's capture of the Old City during the Six Day War

Psychotherapy's rabbinic precursor

The founder of the Mussar movement Rabbi Israel Salanter had a keen interest in psychology

Moses the great leader knew his failings

Despite all the criticism, Moses displayed some of the key elements of great leadership

A biblical love story; the Song of Songs

Read as an allegory of the relationship between God and Israel, the Song of Songs is the story of love between a man and a woman

What is the Counting of the Omer?

The Omer is like a countdown from national liberation at Pesach to the defining religious moment of Jewish peoplehood, the revelation at Sinai.