(RNS) — The festival commemorates when God gave the Torah, and with it, both spiritual freedom and responsibility, to the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - For the first time in over 50 years, the Charleston Jewish community is getting a new Mikvah. A Mikvah is a pool of water that is used for ritual cleansing and purification ...

WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - Waterville’s Beth Israel Synagogue recently completed renovations that include a new mikvah, a bath used in Jewish rituals. “It’s very crucial when people convert to Judaism ...

I thought the need for this conversation would have disappeared. Like, a few decades ago. I cannot believe I have to say this. Again. But, here goes. The other day, I was talking to someone about a ...

In 2019, when Foster was nearing the end of her Jewish conversion journey, she immersed herself in the mikvah at American Jewish University. Having just completed a 10-week conversion class at AJU, ...