Redefining Modern Dance

New York's 92nd Street YM-YWHA helped broaden American dance to embrace multiculturalism and diversity.

Jews in Comic Books

How American Jews created the comic book industry.

Can Israel Help American Jews Recall Their Own Forgotten Heroes?

Now that my previous blog established to everyone’s complete satisfaction that Louis Marshall ought to be considered a paramount figure in the ...

What Is Shatnez?

The biblical prohibition against mixing wool and linen.

Adopted Children, Conversion, and the Bar/Bat Mitzvah

For converted children, bar/bat mitzvah is a time for affirming their connections with Judaism.

Seize the Day School

One man's struggle with sending his daughter to day school.

History of the Reform Movement

America's largest Jewish denomination, Reform began in 19th-century Germany.

Anti-Semitism in America

Prejudice against Jews has always existed in the United States, but American anti-Semitism differs from its European precursor in fundamental ways.