March 2016

And what is a drinking party without drinking songs? As in other Jewish communities, drinking alcohol was part of the ...

If the wrong candidate wins, you’re moving to Canada.Canada: land of safe haven for refugees, universal health care, hate speech laws, ...

In the times of the ancient Israelites, we were supposed to make sacrifices to God on many different occasions. When ...

Judaism and justice go hand in hand. The Jewish value of tzedakah (charity, from the Hebrew word for “justice”) underscores that ...

Today’s game is a showdown between a veteran and a rookie. Abraham Ibn Ezra (1089-1167) will compete against Nehama Leibowitz (1905-1997).Despite ...

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Purim is, without question, one of the most outrageous, over-the-top and, some might say, offensive holidays in the Jewish tradition. ...

In Pirkei Avot 2:10 we are taught that Rabbi Eliezer said, יהי כבוד חברך חביב עליך כשלך “Let your neighbor’s dignity be precious ...

Keshet recently spoke with Raffi Freedman-Gurspan. Raffi, a Jewish woman, is the first openly transgender member of staff at the White House. ...

Purim is right around the corner!  Among the traditions of the holiday is the exchanging of gifts of food with ...