Rabbi Jacob Adler will be teaching an Introduction to Judaism course at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville this fall. The class, which meets from 2-3:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, encompasses ...
Maher's laudatory objective is to present to his fellow Christians a primer on Judaism. He is well qualified for the task, having studied theology in Rome and Jerusalem. Also, he earned a master's ...
Corey Sheffa, who lives in a small Tennessee city near the Kentucky border, expects to formally convert to Judaism later this year. He wears a yarmulke, keeps kosher, and observes Shabbat. Shortly ...
Jews make up 2 percent of the American population, and just 0.2 percent of the world population. In practice, this means that most people have never met one. What the average person knows of Jews, ...
Like a good Jew-in-training, I’ve adopted a ritual of taking down a massive bowl of vermicelli noodles covered in pork before heading to my Intro to Judaism class. Food & Drink Editor Molly Martin If ...
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