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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 ...

Fellow Farewell: Four Young Jews Reflect on Two Years in Mississippi

These Education Fellows will never forget their time in the Deep South

What Exactly Does Hanukkah Celebrate?

The ancients disagreed about the reasons Jews celebrate the eight day Festival of Light.

What Is Chabad?

This once small Hasidic group has grown to unparalleled global influence.

The Good Wife: Hurry Up and Wait

Matthue Roth worked on the set of the new CBS drama The Good Wife as an extra, and first blogged ...

Interview with Merle Feld

I recently had the opportunity to interview poet and educator Merle Feld, author of A Spiritual Life: Exploring the Heart ...

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.

National Redemption

The blessings that conclude the Amidah's center section emphasize God's redemption of Israel.

The Best Jewish Food in San Francisco

A cultivated list of classic and innovative eats in collaboration with The Gefilteria.

Kislev & Hanukkah

The connections between the month and the holiday.

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