This was the d’var Torah (discourse) I gave at the Jewish service on Friday night at the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference, ...

A healing ritual for victims of sexual, physical or psychological abuse.

As a rabbi and an activist, I often get called upon to speak at interfaith events of various sorts.  Over ...

A reminder to participate in, and not just observe, the world around us

Six hundred and thirteen.

Learn the history and symbolism of the Jewish wedding canopy, and the various options for finding or making your own.

Why do some people tuck them in, and others let them hang free?

In the fortunate cases it is the grandparents, often it is the parents, and sometimes even a sibling who stands ...

I went shopping for a new tallit (prayer shawl) at two competing Boston Judaica shops last week. In both stores I ...

Hoshana Rabbah is kind of a weird day – even for the Jewish calendar. It’s not really a holiday – ...