Jewish Life

Ending Shiva

Getting up and walking around the block marks the end of a week of mourning.
Shabbat Experiences

A majesty all its own.
Chuppah

A Jewish wedding canopy.
Mezuzah

On the doorposts of houses and rooms.
Dating

Looking for a soulmate...and learning from the process.

Shabbat Menu Roundup�Comfort Food Edition

For me, February is prime comfort food month, so this Shabbat I�m thinking about yummy comfort foods I can serve to my guests. Tomato soup is the c......
Deciding How We Fit into Jewish Day School

Earlier this week, the AVI CHAI Foundation together with the Steinhardt Foundation posed a question to the Jewish community: What would make day schoo......
To Subway Nosh, or Not

My mother always used to say that one of her favorite qualities of New Yorkers was that they ate everywhere: walking around on the sidewalk, on the su......
Tu Bishvat and the Spiritual Meaning of Tax Season

As I write today�s blog entry on Tu Bishvat, I�m sitting in my home office looking at the piles of paper that I need to sort and file in order to begi......
Free Jewish-Books Summer Camp!

When I was a kid, I got sent to a sports camp outside of Philadelphia....