The marriage that wasn't.

There’s a fascinating post over at Church Marketing Sucks about why it’s offensive and unethical for religious institutions to rip ...

Bread and idols.

Long before the creation of contemporary ceremonies for girls, some Jewish communities had special customs.

My dad’s not much of a foodie. Well, he likes food, but he’s perfectly fine sitting back and letting the ...

A majesty all its own.

A novel by Sholem Asch

Today is Shushan Purim, the day Purim is celebrated in cities that were “walled” at the time of Joshua. Most ...

Of the five biblical books identified as megillot (scrolls), why is only Esther read from an actual one?

Communal remembering was constructed on the basis of traditional Jewish archetypes.