One of the most pathetic (in the original sense of evoking pathos) passages in the Talmud is one (Bava Metzia ...

Today’s sacrifices and blessings look different, but can still draw us closer to the Divine

Melissa Broder, author of the forthcoming When You Say One Thing but Mean Your Mother (February 6th), is guest-blogging all ...

This retro candy has a surprising Jewish legacy.

From sufganiyot to the hannukiah, here are the major symbols of the holiday.

The important thing is not how many separate injunctions are obeyed but how and in what spirit we obey them. ...

JTA’s Jacob Berkman has written up a detailed article about the “youth-focused” sessions at the GA. He quotes me criticizing ...

One of the foundational ideas behind the ISJL is that mid-size and large congregations should build connections to smaller Jewish ...

Last week The New Republic ran a story saying that the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the seminary of the American Jewish ...

Last month Rabbi Yamin Levy (note: I studied with Rabbi Levy when I was a rabbinical student at YCT Rabbinical ...