Two elements that are the essence of Shabbat.

Jews fleeing the Nazis had difficulty finding countries that would take them in.

How easy is it to make your own?

It’s not easy to see a close friend go through a rocky end to a relationship. Here’s what to say—and not say—during this tough time.

Determining who has the right to make Aliyah.

In the Bible, possession of the Land of Israel is tied to moral behavior.

Could an aliyah be a way to honor the sacrifices of a non-Jewish mother who raises a Jewish child?

One of the things I love getting to do since relocating to Jackson, Mississippi, is teach in our congregation’s Sunday ...

A quick look at Reform, Conservative, Orthodox and Reconstructionist Judaism — and at other Jewish streams.

The origins of Rosh Hashanah Musaf.