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I notice during this giving season that many of my Jewish friends make financial donations in the amount of $36. Is there a significance in this number?

In solidarity with Israel, I’d like to wear the star of David, but I was born Protestant. Is it offensive for me to do this?

Our Ask a Jew writer, Hyphen Parent, answers the question "Are Jewish dietary laws outdated?"

What exactly is Rosh Hashanah and how is it celebrated or observed?

During Yom Kippur, we repeat Ashmanu and Al-Chet prayers, wherein we confess to a list of transgressions.

At a Jewish wedding, typically at the end of the ceremony (although the timing varies in different communities), the groom stomps on a glass, the glass breaks, and everyone shouts, “Mazel tov.”

In Judaism, they can never be considered outdated because they are not a symptom of the time.