Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15th is a fast day in Jewish tradition. It is called the 17th of Tammuz, named after ...

Traditional musical motifs, called nusah, give each service of Jewish prayer a distinct sound.

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.

Keeping our joys separate.

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

Remembering through action.

Changing times.

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