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I love the idea of the global nature of the Jewish world a lot. I love the reality even more.  ...

During my first year with a new congregation, I’ve been offering a creative service slot once a month.  Borrowing the ...

Welcome to our fifth installment of “Queer Clergy in Action,” spotlighting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rabbis and cantors. This ...

After months of anticipation, I arrived in a slightly damp and chilly Israel for the annual training of summer shlichim ...

Every few years, national reporters rediscover the phenomenon of the “disappearing southern Jew.” This week, Seth Berkman of the Forward ...

As I travel around the country visiting Jewish institutions of all kinds, my “worry” quotient is growing daily. Nearly everywhere ...

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...

As of this writing, the following topics are trending on Twitter: Jason Collins #talkaboutyourcrushnight Pacific Rim #SexyThingsGirlsDo #confessionnight #SC1 Nancy ...

I am a self-confessed football fanatic. From September through January, my Sundays are centered around the performance of the San ...

According to Jewish Law it’s the practice to refrain from getting married between Passover and Shavuot – until Lag B’Omer (Shulchan Aruch 493:1). ...

I was 28 before I first saw the Statue of Liberty in person. I’d been accepted to grad school in ...

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a museum education workshop put on by the American Association for State ...

I recently read a lecture delivered by Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, Chancellor of Yeshiva University, delivered at the 16th Conference ...

Hi Readers! Modern-day life keeps replacing playing time with “teaching time,” as if the two are at odds. But in ...

Here’s a confession: I haven’t read that many golem stories. Or at least, as many as someone who’s written a book called  ...