Kabbalat ol ha-mitzvot (acceptance of the commandments) combines faith and action with an intent to evolve as a practicing Jew.

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

This ancient mystical text introduced many concepts that would be more fully developed by the tradition of Kabbalah.

The music of the synagogue celebrates both the diversity and unity of the Jewish people.

The Eastern European answer to boxed mac and cheese — and so much tastier!

When you see an adorable baby, a stunning gem, or an intricately illustrated medieval Hagaddah, don’t you feel a yearning to ...

The American Jewish community is getting older. There is a graying of the Jewish community that is happening across the ...

As we approach Pesach, I have been thinking about one of the names of this holiday – z’man heiruteinu – the time ...

It is a tree of life to those who hold it close and all of its supporters are happy. Its ...

Miryam Segal is Assistant Professor in Hebrew in the Department of Classical, Middle Eastern & Asian Languages & Cultures at ...