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Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
What To Do With Michael Jackson’s Kids
It was only a matter of time until a halakhic question would somehow creep into the Michael Jackson madness. In ...
Pray, Prayer Musings, Tisha B'Av
When Prayer Fails Us
Tisha B'Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, is testament to the failure of prayer to avert national catastrophe.
NYC’s Fanciest Department Store Serves Shabbat Dinner
New York City's most upscale store is serving up flanken and babka every Friday.
Aharon Appelfeld
An Israeli author focused intently on the past.
Beliefs & Practices, Clothing & Appearance, Our Bodies, Study
Kippot, Hats and Head Coverings: A Traditionalist View
How and when a Jew covers his or her head is a spiritual declaration and a nuanced social statement.
Tu Bishvat and the Transformation of Eating
A Holy Pleasure.
Celebrate, More Holidays, Tisha B'Av
Tisha B’Av History
The tragic events commemorated on this day of fasting and mourning.
Gathered To Our People
What hope or despair, openness of heart or resilience of spirit, will be gathered into those who come after?