Nathanael Andrade explores the historical record to puncture a "misreading" that has often come back to haunt Jews come ...

I believe in miracles too, in my way, reconciling rationalism and inklings of a preternatural reality by means of “radical amazement.” That’s a core concept of the great modern Jewish philosopher ...

The Times Opinion columnist discusses religion and belief — at this moment in our politics and in our lives more generally.

Every student of the Bible will be presumed to be familiar with the Great Sanhedrin that can be regarded as equivalent to the ...

Youngstown Diocese Catholics are mourning the death of the pope. "May Pope Francis see the face of God today," Bishop David Bonnar said.

There is not a Jewish community ... And he teaches at the Temple in the week before Passover. The reason everybody's there is because everybody, I assume Jesus, too, is undergoing the ritual ...

OUR Holy Week retreat for readers, which pondered Maundy Thursday on April 10 and Good Friday on April 13, ends April 17 with ...

That happened when Mary and Joseph presented the infant Jesus in the Temple, heeding Jewish law ... "A sword will pierce your own soul, too" (Lk 2:30, 34–35), also suggesting Joseph wouldn ...

Temple Israel Rabbi Emeritus John Spitzer ... so it is understandable some didn't like him. Some didn't like Jesus who, too, suffered the fate of many a prophet. God be good to our Pope Francis." ...

I’m a believer. Not in a higher power, but in the power of sacred spaces to move, challenge, educate and uplift me.

Jewish tradition ... and refurbished a Second Temple built by Jews who had returned after their banishment. It is here that, according to the Gospel of John, Jesus Christ lashed out against ...