Beyond the letter of the law.

It’s hard to kvetch about being a Japanese Jew when you’re being spoiled by ladles of chicken schmaltz spoon-fed to ...

Recline first.

In this week’s installment of “From the Academy,â€? Dr. Judith Hauptman, E. Billi Ivry Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture ...

Welcome to Tractate Megillah.

…And to be clear, in the following analogy, Chase is the prostitute.At a time when two-income families struggle to make ...

Mel Brooks' humor springs from Jews' outsider status and history of persecution.

Pastrami, Persian cuisine, and just about everything delicious in between.

Part 7 of a longer series of posts in which members of the Keshet community write letters to their younger selves. Today’s letter is written by Keshet’s Communications Intern, LilyFish

How your New Year's resolution fits into the Jewish tradition.