Shabbat

Shavuot is not just the culmination of Passover, but also its subversion.

A Holocaust rescue story sheds light on a curious verse from the Prophets.

The more people we have at the table, the more likely we are to discover wisdom.

Surprising facts about the weekly Jewish day of rest.

Remembering how we've suffered in the past helps us cultivate gratitude for the blessings we have right now.

God doesn't demand that we apportion ourselves into little pieces, some parts of which are publicly acceptable and the rest hidden away.

Why can't we talk between washing hands and eating bread?

These simple words mask a subtle theological statement about the primordial past and the perfected "world to come."

Teshuvah is not a confrontation with some frightening otherness, but with ourselves.

The mitzvah of the Jubilee year is a chance to begin again.

What we experience in our early years informs every aspect of who we are.