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Kislev & Hanukkah
The connections between the month and the holiday.
National Redemption
The blessings that conclude the Amidah's center section emphasize God's redemption of Israel.
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.
Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
A Failed Peddler
An immigrant's memoir of trying to jump on the Jewish-peddler bandwagon
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.
Bible, Jewish Texts, Personalities of the Bible
Samson
He could kill a lion or topple a temple with his bare hands, but succumbed to the love of a treacherous woman. Many wild traditions circulated about the first Jewish superhero.
American Jews, Jewish History, Study
Language, Identity, and the Scandal of American Jewry
American Jews have forgotten their letters and words.
The Science Behind Children’s Spirituality
My 19-month-old daughter loves watching for school buses. She camps out on our couch, eyes eagerly scanning for any sign of yellow, and ...
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 ...
We Can’t Go Back Now – LGBTQ Pride and the Challenges of 2017
Keshet's James Cohen shared this d'var at Temple Beth Zion's annual Pride Shabbat service in Brookline, MA.