Shabbat
Sacred Fire
Fire can be destructive or constructive as well as a tool for connecting with the divine.
Dreaming the World into Being
Jewish tradition suggests that dreams awaken the imaginative faculty without which prophecy is impossible.
In Praise of Nothing
After a month filled to the brim with ritual observance, the Hebrew month of Heshvan invites us to holy stillness.
The Anti Auto-Correct Religion
In an era of predictive ideology, Judaism maintains that humans are endowed with free will.
Shul-Shopping? Don’t Do It Now
The High Holidays are the worst days to experience the personality and atmosphere of a synagogue.
Ask the Expert: Shabbat in the Land of the Midnight Sun
How can I tell when Shabbat starts if it never gets dark?
Ask the Expert: Sunday Services
Are there any Reform temples that still have their main service on Sunday?
Shabbat as Social Reform
Rabbis and Jews argued for a five-day work week in order to be able to observe Shabbat.
Jewish Law, Shabbat and the World to Come
The school of Shammai constructed its version of the Sabbath laws on the basis of the notion that Shabbat is a foretaste of life in the perfect world, yet to come.
Why Observe Shabbat?
Modern Jewish thinkers explore new dimensions of what Shabbat observance can mean.