March 2016

I was sitting with a member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s Committee for Interaction with Israeli Society, Dr. Fathi Darwish, ...

In January of 2013 I came across an article in the Jewish Daily Forward that read: “The strongest girl in ...

I have been working with a married couple towards conversion. They have completed their learning, their years of living Jewishly, ...

This week’s Torah portion, Tzav, ends with a ceremony consecrating the first Israelite priests, Aaron and his sons. The blood ...

In a much-anticipated Mensch Madness match-up, fans watch eagerly as Morah Nehama Leibowitz and Rabbi Joseph Caro step to the ...

In the context of Jewish divorce, there are no chained men. Why?

Like many who grew up in a synagogue, I can probably say that I had more opportunities to hang out with the ...

Welcome back to Mensch Madness! It’s already Game 5!Rabbi Moses Ben Maimo, also known as Maimonides, alias Rambam, is in the ...

Last week I had a nasty bout of stomach flu. One of those batten down the hatches, no food for ...

The agunah problem has not gone away. Every so often it rears its ugly head and we witness yet another ...