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Five months ago, I wrote about my struggles as a newly married woman in adjusting to the observance of Taharat ...

Ladino first cast its magic spell on me in childhood. It always struck me as a graceful, rolling language, one ...

Each shofar has a unique undulating shape and trumpeting sound. The sound may be low and haunting or bold and ...

A few weeks ago, I celebrated the marriage of two dear friends.  Along with the biological and chosen families of ...

Jews get lumped together a lot. Polls refer to “the Jewish vote.” We hear about the “Jewish response.” Labels of Jewish are ...

These past weeks have brought a recipe of complication and hardship which have sent us reeling in disbelief. From Ebola, ...

“Do you live in the same place where you were raised?”The ISJL’s founder, Macy B. Hart, likes to ask people ...

It’s been a week since Robin Williams’ death. My Facebook newsfeed continues to be filled with beautiful tributes to and ...

We’re grateful to Ayin Weaver for sharing a behind the scenes look at the inspiration for her debut novel, Bleed Through. Bleed ...

It wasn’t the first time I traveled in a car with a Torah, but I’d never actually put one in ...

The quintessential image of home, holiness, and Jewish motherhood is that of a woman blessing the Shabbat candles, performing a ...

I’ve never cried when a celebrity suddenly dies. It has always seemed like something that just happens. Certainly, it’s a ...