How to mark the middle days of the eight-day festival.

Judaism's three cardinal sins.

Last year I rediscovered Megillat Ruth. On the morning of the second day of Shavuot I joined a closely knit ...

Rabbinic diplomacy.

This week, Joshua Cohen and Justin Taylor exchange ideas around book promotion, materials of writing, and the devolution of the author. Today, ...

These are traditionally found both in the home and the synagogue.

Joseph's status as an outsider, and the outsider status of the Jewish people, allow for critical insight into the deeper truths of the surrounding people.

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

I had a lot of realizations on Tuesday night, but one was particularly salient for me: whoever was going to win, half ...

Making the holiday meaningful when you didn't grow up with it.