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.

A Failed Peddler

An immigrant's memoir of trying to jump on the Jewish-peddler bandwagon

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 ...

Jewish Secularism

Is Jewish secularism possible?

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.

Rabbis Speak Out for Equality

On July 1st, Massachusetts moved one step closer to living up to its reputation as the birthplace of democracy – ...