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Kislev & Hanukkah
The connections between the month and the holiday.
Parashat Chukkat: Clean/Unclean
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...
My Mexican Pseudo-Shiva
Since my mom had a history of outliving her prognoses I assumed that this would be the case once again.
National Redemption
The blessings that conclude the Amidah's center section emphasize God's redemption of Israel.
Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
A Failed Peddler
An immigrant's memoir of trying to jump on the Jewish-peddler bandwagon
Gender & Sexuality, Keshet, Live
Vayikra, And God Called Out: An Invitation to Gender Justice
This past Saturday, Keshet Staff Member Joanna Ware joined Temple Hillel B’nai Torah to deliver a d’var Torah on gender ...
Beliefs & Practices, God, Study
To What is God Similar?
Rabbinic parables explicitly compare God to a variety of human analogues, reflecting the rabbis' subtle, complex, and diverse images of God.
Prayer as Spiritual Practice
Ask most people about their long-term goals for prayer and they often lack even the vocabulary to venture an answer.
Gender & Sexuality, Keshet, Live
Rabbis Speak Out for Equality
On July 1st, Massachusetts moved one step closer to living up to its reputation as the birthplace of democracy – ...