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It’s Time for a New Calendar

I have a rich undergraduate memory of a professor teaching about communities. She said that one of the key aspects ...

The Year of the Bar Mitzvahs

The “Derby Bunch”, or “Six Pack” as my parents like to call them, are a motley crew of grandkids – ...

Ask the Expert: Shabbat in the Land of the Midnight Sun

How can I tell when Shabbat starts if it never gets dark?

Celebrating Spring

Jewish tradition is replete with legends both uplifting and ominous about the vernal equinox.

Reading Torah in Korea With A Chopstick

Judaism takes on familiar and new forms on the Korean peninsula

Sacred Fire

Fire can be destructive or constructive as well as a tool for connecting with the divine.

How to Light Shabbat Candles

What you need to know about this ritual welcoming the Sabbath.

The 14 Key Steps of a Passover Seder

The word "seder" means order and it refers to these building blocks of the ritual.

Spotlight On: Midland/Odessa, Texas (31.9425° N, 102.2019° W)Welcome to the first installment of Spotlight.A lot of us think the subject ...

The PI Project: Two Jewish Roommates in the Deep South

Welcome to the first in a series of posts from Paige and Isaac, two young Jewish roommates down South

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