Jews of different stripes differ greatly with respect to their assessment of the role Jewish law should play today—and each camp has much to learn from the others.

Why some Jews ritualize their son's first haircut at age 3.

Some different--and surprising--stories about how the Maccabean revolt began.

Hanukkah bears no relation to Christmas except that it also happens to fall in mid-winter.

A holiday influenced by secular society

The holiday we celebrate today is a rabbinic creation.

Hanukkah represents the struggle to follow one's values and religion in a pluralistic world that often demands uniformity.

Being an editor at a Jewish blog has its perks. Sure, there are the long hours and lousy pay, but ...

A few times a year, we at MJL ask our audience to donate to help us keep going and growing ...

Motherlode, the parenting blog at NYTimes.com, has a really interesting post with a new twist on the age-old problem of ...