The new tradition of waving a flag when Esther and Vashti's names are mentioned celebrates the triumph of these Purim heroines.

On Monday, Chris Moriarty wrote about why she wrote The Inquisitor’s Apprentice. She will be blogging here all week for ...

Old school delis, an expanding Israeli restaurant scene, and the best kosher sausage too.

Yesterday I posted an interview I did with Joshua Henkin, author of the new novel Matrimony. Now here’s an excerpt ...

A look at some numbers — from seven to 18 to 613 — that have Jewish significance.

It was close to midnight, the latest I’ve been out in months. My friend Fred Chao had brought me to ...

The rabbis give their visitors one answer and their students another. What gives?

Nerdy, yet cool.

A new approach to ethnic studies leaves Jews, Hindus and Asians out of the picture

Imagine doing good the other 11 months.