Elijah & Elisha

Two popular and enigmatic prophets

What To Say When Comforting Mourners

Traditional Jewish words of consolation.

Jewish Schnorrer Jokes

The best jokes about beggars and moochers.

Yossele Rosenblatt

The cantor whose religious observance led him to reject some offers of fame and fortune.

A Golem in Brazil

The Apple in the Dark, Clarice Lispector’s fourth novel, was published in Rio de Janeiro in 1961, five years after ...

Role of the Shiva Minyan

The daily prayer services in the mourner's home offer community and connection to those facing devastating loss.

The Strange Language of the Book of Job

The ideas of the Book of Job have always been challenging. How can a just God not only permit but ...

How is This Haggadah Different?

Over the centuries, thousands of versions and editions of the Passover text have been published.

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 ...

Cochlear Implants & Jewish Law

And the ears of the deaf shall Be unstopped.