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Beliefs & Practices, JOFA's Torch, Live, Women & Feminism
No More Whispers
What can happen when we take mikvah out of the realm of the hidden, and bring it into a space ...
Are There Special Synagogue Services During Hanukkah?
The Festival of Lights is primarily observed in the home, but there are a few ways the holiday is marked in synagogue.
Jewish History, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Just Facebook Me
Like many 20-somethings, I have spent countless hours wasting away in front of my computer on Facebook. I mean, who ...
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish History, Live, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Liberalism and Intermarriage
As I mentioned on Friday, much of David Klinghoffer’s diagnosis of liberal pluralism (as he experienced it at Limmud NY) ...
Celebrate, Jewish Languages, Jewish&, Ladino, Rosh Hashanah, Sephardic Jews, Yom Kippur
A Family Ritual for Blessing the New Year
A Sephardic Rosh Hashanah ceremony combines elements of Tashlich and a healing ritual.
Never Return to Egypt
Resisting the temptation to return, geographically or psychologically, to the site of our bondage.
Race: Pushing Myself & the Jewish Community
“Everyone has a different tolerance for complexity.” This is a concept that was introduced to me in anticipation of adopting ...
History of the World
A Traditionalist Perspective
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
“I Keep Kosher, But I Eat Dairy in Restaurants”
How many times have you heard that one? Growing up, it wasn’t a big surprise: our family would go out ...