Normal English and the Novel

Plot was the last thing on my mind when I sat down to make a novel out of the stories ...

It’s Not Fair!

“It’s not fair!”  If you are like me you have both had this said to you and have said it ...

Education for Change

The powerful lessons of hakhel and shmita.

Unifying Towards Redemption

We can achieve redemption only when striving for unity, holiness, and justice.

How to Count the Omer

A guide to the ritual that occurs between Passover and Shavuot.

This Thanksgiving I’m Thankful for…

With Thanksgiving only a day away, I’m anticipating that moment during dinner—or perhaps during halftime—when we pause to share what ...

Pesachim 115

It’s supposed to be confusing.

Introduction to Halacha, the Jewish Legal Tradition

Halacha, from the Hebrew word for "walking" or "path," is the rabbinic interpretation of Jewish law.

Divorce in the Bible

Biblical divorce law provided some protection for women by setting limits on a man's absolute power to divorce.

Rosh Hashanah 13

All the measures of the sages are true.