This talmudic tractate about fasting is packed with stories.

The first haftarah of oppression (for Parashat Matot or Parashat Pinhas), and the haftarah read by Sephardim for Parashat Shemot.

When I was in Junior Congregation services at OCJCC-BI in Philadelphia, we spent Tisha B’Av — the holiday that’s the ...

Isaiah consoles the exiled nation of Israel.

Remembering through action.

Tonight is Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Memorial Day. Last night I was discussing remembrance with my ninth graders at our ...

Changing times.

Keeping our joys separate.

I have a rich undergraduate memory of a professor teaching about communities. She said that one of the key aspects ...

Each Torah portion is paired with a passage from the Prophets.