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Kabbalistic Tu Bishvat Seder

For Jewish mystics, nature is a sacred text.

Leviticus 16:1-34: The Scapegoat Ritual

The Torah reading for Yom Kippur morning.

October Mourning and Tikkun Olam

“And you shall lay down, and no man shall terrify you….” Whenever I stand up in shul on Shabbat and ...

The Religious Status of Yom Ha’atzmaut

Within Israel and in the greater Jewish world there are differing views as to whether there is a religious nature to Israel's Independence Day.

Navigating a Jew-“ish” (Food) Identity

(Bonus Hummingbird Cake Recipe Included)

Ashkenazi Jews Embrace Sephardic Fare

Now that the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are being realized, American Jewry is embracing Sephardic cooking.

A Real-Life Purim Superhero: An Interview with Elisabeth Kushner

The world’s first LGBT inclusive Jewish children’s book in English has arrived!Published by Kar-Ben Publishing, an award-winning publisher of Jewish ...

Traditional Sources on Sex Outside Marriage

While the Torah does not forbid premarital sex, the rabbis of the talmudic era prohibited it--but one modern authority proposed a sanctioned form of exclusive sexual relationship outside of marriage.

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