Shavuot has no specific rituals because it is all about receiving God's Torah.

Unintentional vows.

Last night was a culmination of good fortune, good luck, and — as always — my wife running late. The ...

Can women say the Mourner's Kaddish?

Although the bar/bat mitzvah meal is traditionally a seudat mitzvah--a meal with sacred status--extravagance has been rife for hundreds of years.

Blessings for beginning Yom Kippur in Hebrew, English, and transliteration.

This nostalgic brew has a surprisingly Jewish backstory.

Israel Salanter is said to have publicly eaten on Yom Kippur as a sign to other Jews they should put health concerns above ritual ones.

Desiring the reward.

I realize that latkes and donuts are iconic foods for Hanukkah, but in my family the holiday wouldn’t be right ...