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Should Jews Trick-or-Treat on Halloween?

Though many Jewish children go trick-or-treating, this writer explains why he's against it.

Havurah Judaism

The havurah movement and The Jewish Catalog blended Judaism with the 1960s counterculture.

Jewish Clothing in the Middle Ages

For the most part, Jews dressed like their neighbors. But some trends were outlawed by rabbis.

12 Things to Bring Back from Israel

All the chocolate, spices and wine your suitcase can carry.

The Jewish Community of Jamaica

Legends about Jewish pirates and a distinguished 20th-century political legacy are highlights of this Caribbean Jewish community's history.

Anti-Semitism and American Jewish Identity

Even in periods when anti-Semitism was low, its persistence in Jewish memory and imagination continued to exert a formative influence on American Jewish identity.

Gifts Freely Given

By giving God our full presence we allow the possibility for intimate connection and for God to dwell within us.

Parashat Re’eh: Summary

Moses instructs the Israelites regarding idolatry, false prophets, clean and unclean foods, tithes, freeing slaves, and the pilgrimage festivals.

And God Took Note?

Joy and laughter, often embodied in children, can help us begin to live again after extreme disappointment and tragedy.

Camille Pissarro

Rebbe of the Impressionists.

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