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Time to Make Your Hanukkah Resolutions

Exploring the roots of the word, Hanukkah.

A Laotian Recipe To Fortify Us for the Yom Kippur Fast

For this Laotian Jew, a rice recipe from his Buddhist childhood sustains him through Yom Kippur.

Is the Torah a Patriarchal Text?

My mind and heart raced. I had never noticed gender disparity in something as simple as household chores. What else had I missed?

“God” and “Religion” Aren’t the Same

After all, since religion is a human endeavor, we have the power to change what it does.

Shifting Boundaries

The default on membership bills should not be an assumption of heteronormativity, or that every spouse in a family wants to join gender-specific clubs.

Boy Connects Pennsylvania with Uganda

Inspired by need and connection, bar mitzvah boy reaches across the globe.

A Southern Shabbat… On A Train

How The City of New Orleans Carried Us Through The Sabbath

4-Ingredient Jerusalem Chicken Sofrito Recipe

So much larger than the sum of its simple ingredients.

In Defense of Haroset

What the world gets wrong about this iconic Jewish dish.

Vegan Matzah Balls Recipe

Sure to satisfy your Jewish comfort food craving.