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Mechitzah: Separate Seating in the Synagogue
A curtain or other divider separates men and women while they pray in some synagogues.
How To Forgive Is Just as Important as When to Forgive
The Book of Micah offers a roadmap.
Jewish History, Mixed Multitudes, Study
A Mural & A Swastika
Hanging out with my brothers eventually leads to a discussion about basketball–specifically, about the Sacramento Kings. This weekend, when I ...
Celebrate, Passover, Rabbis Without Borders, Seder
Passover Isn’t What it Used to Be – And Why That’s a Good Thing!
One of the most oft-repeated themes of the Torah is that we must remember that we were slaves and strangers ...
Rabbis Without Borders, Sages & Scholars, Study
What Do You Do When You Are Betrayed?
You have shared some of your intimate emotional struggles with a colleague and close friend. Very soon afterward you lose ...
Beliefs & Practices, God, Jewish Thought, Study, Suffering & Evil in Judaism
Does God Reward the Good and Punish the Bad?
A concept that accounts for suffering, but also contributes to the problem of its existence.
The Shlemiel of Chelm and Other Yiddish Characters
Where the lovable fools of Jewish humor came from--and what they mean.