A history of this iconic institution in American Jewish life.

In his last posts, David Rosenberg, whose latest books are A Literary Bible: An Original Translation and An Educated Man: ...

(Cross-posted at The Jew and the Carrot) I wrote about this once before, but wanted to return to the topic ...

A look into the psyche of ancient Judaism.

Films by and about Middle Eastern and North African Jews in Israel

Don't light with that!

The period of mourning leading up to Tisha B'Av brings us into a space where the pain of the past can be touched — and transformed. 

In his final poetic speech to the Israelites, Moses encourages them to understand the potential for change in every generation.

Easy, cheesy and can be prepared a day ahead.

A convert must step gingerly across a minefield of long-held expectations, sometimes complicated by ambivalence toward Jewishness.