I get this question all the time: How autobiographical is your novel?The book’s style, setting, and protagonist invite the question: ...

As a convert, I have always felt a special responsibility to actively choose Judaism. Each new choice I make reminds ...

A cultivated list of classic and innovative eats in collaboration with The Gefilteria.

Tough love from the Torah, and the rabbis' attempts to mitigate it.

Hear from more LGBTQ clergy, including Ariel Naveh, on the Keshet blog. Reading Ariel Naveh’s two-part story on the Keshet blog about ...

Parashat Mishpatim includes a very curious law about eating meat.

Dealing with disagreements in interpretation of the law.

Yesterday I blogged about JOI’s Big Tent Judaism initiative. As I got to thinking more about problem of being welcoming ...

9 tips to help your family get along, even if members observe Judaism differently.

Melissa Broder, author of the forthcoming When You Say One Thing but Mean Your Mother (February 6th), is guest-blogging all ...