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Is the Synagogue a Relic of the Past?
Be sure to check out the just-released Kindle version of Jewish Ethics & Social Justice, too!Many Jews today claim that ...
CAJE: Coalition for Advancement in Jewish Education
This organization coordinated conferences which exemplified alternative and creative methods of Jewish education.
Antisemitism & Bigotry, Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
The Dreyfus Affair
The espionage conviction of a French military officer was a watershed event in the history of European anti-Semitism.
Jewish Texts, JOFA's Torch, Study, Talmud
From Secular Jew to Talmud Scholar Part I: How I Came to Study Talmud
Readers often ask: How did a girl raised in a secular socialist family in Los Angeles come to be a ...
Jewish Culture, Jewish Film, Live
Jewish Film in America & Europe
From the days of silent pictures to a recent upsurge in Jewish documentaries, Jewish characters and themes have appeared at an increasing rate in American cinema.
Beliefs & Practices, Denominations
What Is A Ba’al Teshuvah?
Once a name for sinners who repented, ba'al teshuvah now describes a Jew who returns to Orthodoxy — or becomes Orthodox for the first time.
Leah Koenig on How She Got Centuries of Jewish Home Recipes into ‘The Jewish Cookbook’
From matzah brei to sabich, borscht to chraime.
Patience: One of the Great Gifts of Motherhood
Being a mother changed one of my core character strengths.
Southern & Western & Complicated
Sometimes even writers we admire miss the mark on the places we know
The Official Ranking of Jewish Cookies
From black and whites to mandel bread, this cookie list will have you drooling.