Celebrate

For my family, like many Jewish families, holidays play an important role in our life. Holidays are the times when ...

 “Is she converting?”“Clearly, she is not from around here, I wonder if she is even Jewish.”“She must be someone’s nanny…”These ...

Today’s guest post is from our friend (and one of our favorite scholars!) Dr. Joel M. Hoffman. Last year, we ...

I’ve never actively sought out or consulted with a medium, or anyone who made claims to be able to communicate ...

Recently a woman asked me if it was okay during her prayers to pray to her deceased mother. She said,”the ...

While driving down Route 95 on the East Coast, one has the ability to survey hundreds of billboards along the ...

In my mind, the definitive tale of sisterhood was not the conventionally chosen classic, Little Women , but rather the ...

A colleague recently voiced frustration that “mitzvah” has been mis-translated as “good deed” instead of “commandment.” I agreed, griping in ...

In the summer of 2013, I left a wonderful congregation in North Carolina to pursue an exciting opportunity on the ...

Every year, I do my best to engage with the process of teshuvah (repentance) during the High Holidays. A few weeks ...

My ten-year-old son, Jake, has become excessively frightened by lightning. He used to be mildly scared by the noise of ...

I don’t remember the date in September—even though, beginning on Labor Day, my son reminds me several times—but I have ...