A Tale of Two Tragedies

Israel is the most uplifting place in the world, and on my trip there last week I felt the usual ...

Expulsion and Readmission

Medieval European Jewry repeatedly faced banishment for both economic and religious reasons.

Why Jews Read the Song of Songs on Passover

Song of Songs is an erotic poem that compares young love to gazelles frolicking in the field. So why is it read on the holiday of liberation?

Jewish Recipes

Traditional and Contemporary Jewish Food for Every Occasion.

Praying for a Rebuilt and Redeemed Jerusalem

The 14th and 15th blessings of the Amidah pose some difficult theological questions.

The Language of Memory

From the Bible to today, the Chosen People rise again after every destruction.

Jewish Messianism

The belief in a messiah, a person who will redeem the people Israel and usher in a more perfect era, is has long been considered a core plank of Jewish belief.