“I propose that you, Mr. President, declare a state of moral emergency.  A Marshal Plan for aid to negroes is ...

Are there stories in the Jewish canon that shed light on how to reckon with evil without losing one's moral foundation?

The test of a community is not how it receives the most powerful, but how it welcomes the most vulnerable.

This morning, I blogged about the poetry of Taha Muhammad Ali and his translator, Peter Cole. In July, I wrote ...

How Jews' focus on language and texts set the stage for the "crazy reasoning" of Jewish humor

The details of this ill-fated effort to create a two-state solution for Jews and Palestinians.

Often misunderstood, autism spectrum disorder encompasses a wide range of behaviors and personalities—it can also give a person some unique strengths. Here’s what it really means to have autism.

Playing with fire.

If there’s a lightbulb out or some Ikea furniture to put together, we ask my dad to do it. If ...

Talmudic brain surgery.