Yevamot 39

Do we still perform levirate marriage?

Bethany’s Brilliant (Mississippi Delta) Bat Mitzvah

Late this past fall, I received a special invitation in my inbox. Surrounded by bright pink, blue and yellow polka dots, ...

Why I Don’t Send “Nice” Things to Camp

“WHAT is that SMELL?”It’s been almost a year, yet I still can’t quite forget the odor that permeated the car ...

Jamie Oliver Gets Schooled By a Jewish Italian Bubbe

One of the last Jewish nonnas gives the famous chef a lesson in artichokes.

My First Apartment: Judaica is in the Details

The Jewish symbols are subtle but strong, if you know where to look.

Who Black Hebrew Israelites Are—And Who They Are Not

While many, if not most, Israelite or Hebrew adherents have not had a halachic conversion, it’s not so easy to dismiss them as “not real Jews.”

Debbie Friedman: Singing Unto God

A self-taught musical phenomenon, she had a huge impact on liberal Jewish worship.