Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny

I was never given a Jewish name. What are the rules around choosing one for myself?

If a baby is circumcised by a doctor, does that count as a Jewish circumcision?

Why do Hebrew names sometimes invoke a person's father and at others their mother?

The more extraordinary our spiritual experiences, the more they put us beyond the scope of words

Is there a Jewish prayer when life feels overwhelming?

How can we cultivate gratitude as a consistent state of being?

The most universalist of Jewish holidays, Sukkot is the celebratory coda of Judaism's annual initiation rites.

Each of us is a miniature sanctuary.

As the curtain falls on a particular life story, the instinct is to construct a narrative that amplifies their better qualities.

The ancient rabbis were well aware that control of the calendar was linked to their authority over the Jewish people