Between the Holy and the Frustrating

It’s Friday afternoon in a quiet Maryland suburb. Cars pull into driveways and kids get off school buses, ready to ...

Created In G-d’s Image

L’chaim- to life, but to celebrate without knowing, would merely divert those from seeing my true being. You see, what ...

Where to Get The Best Hamantaschen in NYC

The 8 bakeries to get your Purim fix this year.

Intermarriage and the American Jewish Community

Once taboo, "marrying out" is now commonplace and — outside Orthodoxy — widely accepted.

Everything About Yom Kippur Is An Invention

While the synagogue observance of Yom Kippur may seem like a stable, solid, trans-historical whole, it is none of those things.

The Year I Missed Simchat Torah

I did not have Simchat Torah this year. Bold statement, right? Some of you are probably thinking that I must ...

The Theater of Prayer

How approaching the siddur like an actor handles a script can deepen the prayer experience.

Edible Art for Tu Bishvat

New crafts for celebrating the birthday of the trees.

Turning Our Attention Outward

This commentary is provided by special arrangement with American Jewish World Service. To learn more, visit www.ajws.org.At one level, the three ...