Shabbat

What hope or despair, openness of heart or resilience of spirit, will be gathered into those who come after?

Jewish tradition is deeply torn, and even contradictory, in its thinking about war.

Ancient scriptures tell two very different stories about why we celebrate the Festival of Lights.

It is possible to hold both the deep pain of this moment and a sense of gratitude for the blessings that surround us.

Could it be that in our yearning for light, we fail to recognize the gifts of darkness?

What should the attitude of Jewish returnees to Judea be to the dominant population of the region?

When we find ourselves in a place of brokenness, we must remember to get out. And also to stay.

This world on fire is also glowing with light.

Are there stories in the Jewish canon that shed light on how to reckon with evil without losing one's moral foundation?

How does one recite these joyful psalms at a moment of peril?

Hoshanah Rabbah is the climax of the High Holiday cycle, the day the judgment of Yom Kippur receives its final seal.

What exactly is lost when you lose home and what is gained when you recover it?