Enhancing the Amidah

A selection of piyyutim from the Rosh Hashanah Amidah

Chabad Messianism

Messianism in Chabad-Lubavitch challenges Jews of all denominations to consider the limits of Jewish theology.

What Hasidic Wisdom Teaches About Sadness

Holism, healing and the heart in Hasidic theology.

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.

8 Jewish Values I Learned From Breastfeeding

Hineni.  Here I am, ready to nurse my last child for the last time. My mind is like a vortex for ...

Hurricane Sandy, FEMA, and the Need for Big Government

The Rabbis teach (Ta’anit 11a) that “at a time when the community is suffering, no one should say, ‘I will ...

Seder Nashim (Women)

Seder Nashim's primary concern is the protection of society's "exceptional" members.

Parashat Vaetchanan: A Less Innocent Love

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as  parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

Boundaries, Sanctity And Silence

Although we can attempt to understand the deaths of Nadav and Avihu, we are ultimately limited and often feel powerless in the face of God.