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Fasting for Two: Who Makes the Call?

This Thursday (March 13) many Jews will fast from sunrise to sunset in commemoration of Esther’s fast before she approached ...

Saul loses the kingship when he does not follow God's commands to destroy all of Amalek.

Letting go is hard work, but loosening our grip will ultimately make us feel freer.

Taking care of a guest's needs takes precedence over one's relationship with G-d.

“In the Nazi concentration camps of Germany people had seen the end results of racism.”- Lee Lorch to New York ...

Every year costumed women and children arrive from communities across the island, all aglow and abuzz with great anticipation. Purim ...

Purim for Jews is a public riot, but in our family we celebrate Purim quietly. My brother Daniel can’t hear and our ...

There’s nothing like old friends. They connect us with our past, remind us of the continuity of our life, embrace ...

We must remember that respect for the living creatures in this world is also an important value.

Though it may be hard to see at times, we all have abundant blessings, and even a surplus, if only we could notice it.

When we are small, we wait for everything. Every day takes forever until you get to the time when you ...

This week's text connects food to the idea of holiness, which leads us to ask: What is holy about food?