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Transparent Leadership

The metamorphosis of Aaron and his sons into priests was a process wholly transparent to the nation.

Horseradish Harvest: A Passover Gathering

Yesterday at Or Shalom Synagogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, we harvested horseradish from our synagogue garden. We are an ...

Taking Sides on Hanukkah

I often wonder what group I would have belonged to when people were being asked to stand up and be ...

Jews & Musical Theater

Jews had a hand in writing nearly all the great musicals of the 1930s and '40s.

Kohane of Newark: The Interview

Ricky Orbach is a singer, poet, music producer, and patron of the arts — but, really, it’s more accurate to ...

Jewish Cookbooks

A history from the traditional to the treyf.

Women in Holocaust Literature: Writers and Writings

These women use diaries, memoirs, fiction, and poetry to express their Holocaust experience.

How to Acquire the Right Mental State for Prayer

The pursuit of proper kavanah, the Hebrew term for directed attention, has long concerned Jewish thinkers.

Harvey Milk Hits (Off) Broadway: A Q&A with Lesléa Newman

A retired kosher butcher, his young lesbian writing teacher, and a letter from the heart: Lesléa Newman’s short story, “A ...

The Book of Job

The book of Job challenges the simple equation of suffering with punishment, by telling the story of one righteous man's confrontation with overwhelming misfortune.

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