This morning The Torch,  a project of JOFA, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, shared the heartwarming story of a family adjusting to ...

Hosea and Amos share prophetic concern for a nation in turmoil.

The Seder Kabbalat Akharoot is a new ritual for accepting the loss of the dream for a biological child.

Judaism's openness to newcomers has varied, depending on how strong and self-confident Jews have felt.

I love the holiday season – I even love a three day yontif (yom tov, or holiday).  With the exception ...

Stealing from the son of a convert.

How should Jews live under foreign rule? These biblical books offer different answers to a 2,000-year-old question.

Hasidism spread mystical ideas to the masses of East-European Jewry.

How do you send your child to Hebrew school when you hated it?

The notion of what constitutes a Jewish martyr has changed significantly since ancient times.