Rosh Hashanah 32

The origins of Rosh Hashanah Musaf.

Hamotzi: The Deeper Significance of the Blessing over Bread

These simple words mask a subtle theological statement about the primordial past and the perfected "world to come."

The Shulchan Aruch

This 16th-century text by Joseph Caro is the ultimate code of Jewish law.

Top 15 Pop Culture Jewish Prayer Moments

From Gene Wilder to Larry David, we round up our favorite examples of Jewish prayers in music, film and TV.

The Stick that Exacerbates the Plagues

Like the Egyptians devastated by the arrival of the plagues, we become concerned only when environmental degradation reaches our back door.

Feminist Perspectives on Niddah, the Laws of Separation

Acceptance versus rejection of the laws governing monthly mikveh visits.

Is Good Food Excessively Indulgent?

(Cross-posted at The Jew and the Carrot) I wrote about this once before, but wanted to return to the topic ...

The Do-It-Yourself Prayerbook

Patrick Aleph is the lead singer of the Southern Jewish punk band Can!!Can and a former employee of Modern Tribe ...

African Hebrew Israelites

American black community finds spiritual home in the Negev.