The deaths of Sarah, Abraham and Ishmael; the purchase of the cave of Machpelah; the marriage of Rebekah and Isaac

Report in Turkish daily says young people feel pressured to emigrate by the anti-Semitism bred by Erdogan’s harsh rhetoric

After ultra-Orthodox incumbent mayor trumps secular-backed challenger, old initiative to divide municipality revives

Senior religious leaders pose challenge to social reforms apparently favored by king

Aharon Leib Shteinman, head of largest Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox faction, suffers light injuries

Hebrew University undergrads will have a chance to listen to, and ask questions of, an astronaut on the International Space Station

Yale graduate Craig Breslow, widely regarded as the smartest man in baseball, plays key role in Boston’s success

The coercive and centralized system that has delegitimized rabbis like him should be replaced with a spirit of openness