Ten of us walked to the creek, each one carrying her own trepidation, confusion, and curiosity. We represented different approaches ...

Most Jewish authorities permit test tube conception, but worry about what to do with the unneeded genetic material.

Common language.

I am not the kind of person who likes to keep their head in the sand; in fact quite the ...

Mechon Hadar’s Rabbi Shai Held wrote the following personal and beautiful words about the inauguration, which he has kindly allowed ...

Differences between the movements grow out of more basic disagreements in philosophy and belief.

Childhood memories.

I normally begin my blog posts with a greeting, but it is forbidden to greet others on Tisha B’Av, so ...

Jewish lifecycle rituals reflect a communal orientation, the democratic nature of traditions, the relationship between the biological and the social, and the inevitability of evolution and change.

The surprising history of one of modern Judaism's most important songs.