Parenting Lessons from Jewish Sources

Rabbinic readings of biblical stories suggest some pitfalls to be avoided in raising children.

How to Raise a Jewish Feminist

Some useful tips for raising children in a religion--and world--that still tends to privilege what is male.

The History of Hanukkah

How the festival of lights became a holiday, and how it has evolved in modern times.

At Camp Isabella Freedman, 70 is the new 20

Did you go to sleep-away camp? Remember the fireflies, hearing “Taps” at 10:00 PM and “Reveille” in the morning? Arts ...

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 Hayei Adam

The works of Rabbi Abraham Danzig.

Tzedakah in the Jewish Tradition

The Rabbis regulated the giving and receiving of tzedakah even while recognizing that how one gives may be as important as how much one gives.

Illness & Healing

The Bible sees folk healing as idolatrous.

Cantillation: Chanting, or Leyning, the Bible

Today the Bible is chanted in synagogues with an intricate musical system, but the practice began with one man projecting in a marketplace.