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From Secular Jew to Talmud Scholar Part I: How I Came to Study Talmud

Readers often ask: How did a girl raised in a secular socialist family in Los Angeles come to be a ...

Reaching out is a risk that comes with a big potential reward.

There is almost always a deeper, inner insecurity that is causing the jealousy.

We are the “selfie generation.” Don’t let the epithet unsettle you. According to leading sociologists, we are not the first ...

This is my first week as the historian for the ISJL. I’ve been so warmly welcomed here—and am already finding connections ...

A few days ago my novel, Fields of Exile , was published in the USA, and this month marks exactly ...

It can be difficult when we find ourselves with a different point of view from that of the larger group.

Mishaps can happen, but we are responsible for our reactions.

This past week, I listened to a Public Radio interview with Humaira Awais Shahid, a Muslim woman who is a Pakistani ...

Donna Tartt, the author of this year’s Pulitzer Prize winner The Goldfinch , was once told by Ken Kesey, the ...

It's important to encourage a child's natural ability and his or her own way of discovering the world.

An important part of being content is to stop comparing ourselves to others.