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Sarah our Matriarch passes from the world in this week’s Torah Portion, Hayei Sarah. It is a good opportunity to ...

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Tenement Museum in New York City. The museum, which ...

There are several things that happen when a stone is thrown into a lake. First, the stone pierces the top ...

I have been thinking a lot about Jewish identity recently. How do we define our own connection to Judaism? What ...

Last night I sat among 850 supporters of Israel and its Israel Defense Forces at the annual Friends of the ...

Today likely is going to be a rough day for liberals. Election prognosticators are predicting that Republicans will win enough ...

“The world’s most contested religious site.”So says the New York Times about the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, claimed as a ...

This week marks the fifteenth anniversary of my conversion to Judaism.As for so many others, my process of entering into ...

For many, the end of Daylight Savings Time is associated with an extra luxurious hour of sleep. Since modern electricity mitigates ...

I am supposed to go to the mikveh tomorrow night.The mikveh and I have never been friends; the first time I immersed, ...

Election Day in the U.S. is coming. How will being Jewish shape your choice whether to vote?This November, Americans will elect ...

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