These are exciting times for Jewish social justice.  This past week, an interfaith group of ministers, led in part by the ...

Mourning customs reflect the depersonalization and distance from God experienced by the mourner who has just confronted the death of a close relative.

A contemporary Conservative rabbi reviews the Jewish legal literature for guidance on how much to ask about a person who solicits us for tzedakah--or whether to give to all who request our help.

A cultivated list of classic and innovative eats in collaboration with The Gefilteria.

It is a tree of life to those who hold it close and all of its supporters are happy. Its ...

Ecological balance and our prayer for rain.

This d’var Torah was given by Rabbi Becky Silverstein at the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center on Friday, November 14th. We ...

My husband is definitively non-Jewish by all religious standards. Except for his latke skills.

The stem cells most likely to be of scientific value come from discarded embryos. Is it ethical to use these?

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as  parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...