By blessing after we eat, we elevate the act of eating by connecting with God.

The eldest son was chosen by his father to recite the Kaddish in his memory.Standing at the gravesite where his ...

A Seussical Passover, just for kids.

On being a mensch — an upstanding member of society — and leading an ethical life.

There is a lot to learn from the long tradition of Jewish aversion to pork.

We are walking along a busy, suburban street that runs mostly parallel to the highway connecting our town to the ...

Cleanliness is not Godliness.

Things have been pretty busy at MJL this week, so I haven’t been able to blog about some of the ...

When I went into labor at the hospital, I had to stay. This change in birth plan and place threw me.

I’m catching up on the last season of one of my favorite shows, Friday Night Lights, and in an episode ...