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Jacob and His Two Wives

The emotional struggles of our ancestors can help guide us today.

Is Civil Divorce Enough?

The liberal movements who have held that a civil divorce constitutes a get, or Jewish divorce, are finding that on an emotional, religious level, it's just not enough.

Gifts of the Wilderness

Why is the desert so central to the Jewish spiritual journey?

Jews in the Civil Rights Movement

Nowhere did Jews identify themselves more forth­rightly with the liberal avant-garde than in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.

Parashat Vaera: Summary

Through Moses and Aaron, God brings plagues on the Egyptians, and Pharaoh repeatedly refuses to allow the Israelites to leave.

Rahel Yanait Ben-Zvi

One of the leading women activists of the Yishuv and the State of Israel.

Jews United for Justice: D.C.’s Paid Leave Bill

The D.C. Council recently passed a historic paid family and medical leave bill, on which our friends at Jews United ...

How to Experience God in Your Body

Jewish wisdom isn't just meant to be intellectually understood, but embodied. Here's how.

Jewish Perspectives on End-of-Life Care

Jewish approaches to medical decision-making for the terminally ill.

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