These are two Orthodox Jews from Israel. Orthodox means they follow a stricter form of Judaism than other progressive or liberal Jews. They have long side-burns which are called Payot. This is a ...

After a presentation about Judaism for a world religions class at her school last November, Hannah Vinitsky was surprised by the questions from her peers: Where did the Star of David come from?

‘Orthodox’ can be used to describe people on any part of the scale of Judaism – from those who are fully observant to the Torah, to those who do not follow it closely. Overall, it refers to ...