Clothing & Appearance

Where Have All the Women Gone?

I subscribe to a variety of listservs, Facebook groups, and news outlets across a wide range of the religious spectrum, ...

Is There Such a Thing as a Feminist Dress Code?

In December, the New York Times printed an article about the new fashion guidelines for state legislators in Montana. In ...

Bruce Springsteen Would Be Proud (Or Maybe Scratch His Head in Confusion)

Two weeks ago, I joined thousands of families around Israel for a time-honored ritual: the Saturday night grand finale of ...

Exercising Religious Freedom

I’m a runner, a three-time marathoner. Whenever someone asks when I took up running, I say I started 12 years ago. ...

Transforming the Magical

We were sitting in an upscale café in Northern Tel Aviv waiting to meet with Knesset member Yitzchak “Bougie” Herzog. ...

Bind These Words

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

JP Morgan, a Prostitute, and the Talmud

…And to be clear, in the following analogy, Chase is the prostitute.At a time when two-income families struggle to make ...

Food, Health & Judaism

Does the Torah require us to avoid unhealthy foods?

Olam Katan

The human body as a microcosm of the world

Treating Addiction With Jewish Values

Messages from Jewish tradition to help combat substance abuse and other addictions

Smoking, Alcohol, and Drugs

As a culture that values sobriety, individual responsibility, and health, Judaism is wary of substances that may cause more damage than the enjoyment they may bring their users.