Professor Yehudah Mirsky offers his analysis of the recent Israeli elections and their import for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A new study uses news articles featuring Pope Francis to gauge how political and religious identities shape responses to climate change.

A lost child in 1928 Massena, NY sparked the United States' only known blood libel. A new history of the event connects the dots to anti-Semitism today.

Hebrew and Jewish day schools could use these methods and techniques to improve instruction, say researchers.

When the Hajj comes in summertime, in some years it may not be safe for participants to remain outdoors.

Attending religious services and private prayer may give people over 50 a boost to thinking and memory, researchers report.

New research finds a link between obesity and church attendance among African American men.

Our culture's fat phobia has deep cultural and religious roots, a new book argues.

The textbook "American Judaism," first published in 2004, has a new edition featuring updates regarding identity, politics, and a "national religious recession."

Survey results suggest spontaneous God encounters could boost mental health—even when the experiences result from using drugs.