February 2014

This post references various parts of the morning prayer services, or Shacharit. For an overview of the parts of that ...

Last week, the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark killed a healthy two year-old giraffe named Marius. Zoo staff dissected Marius’s body ...

It took me more than three years to finish  Shlepping the Exile . I had a job as a researcher ...

If you’re wondering whether or not Jews should send valentines, give chocolates, and generally “feel the love” when it comes ...

This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. I must confess. When I first started ...

I could never have anticipated the impact that reading Perek Daled (chapter four) of Megillat Esther would have on my ...

There is no doubt that love is in the air—as a hopeless romantic, Valentine’s Day is a holiday I always ...

In this week’s Torah portion, God explains that God has called not only Betzalel and Oholiav to execute their craft ...

Judaism has been a part of my life since I was born. My mother snuck Shabbat candles into the hospital ...

Rabbi (to be) Ari Naveh recently shared how he balances the line between being a gay rabbi—and a rabbi who ...