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What Does It Mean to Be a Rabbi?
The traditional rabbinate harks back to ancient practice, but is an evolving institution.
Where to Get The Best Hamantaschen in NYC
The 8 bakeries to get your Purim fix this year.
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
The seventh leader of the Chabad Hasidic sect built a global outreach movement.
Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study, Talmud
The Editing of the Talmud
How the sages' debates across many generations became the monumental works known as the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds
The Earth is the Lord’s
Modern-day plagues are occurring with greatly increasing frequency around the world.
Beliefs & Practices, Celebrate, Shabbat
Friday Night at Home
The traditional Shabbat evening rituals are best shared with family and friends.
Jewish Texts, Pray, Shema, Study
Deuteronomy 6:4–The Shema
While the Shema has been seen as a declaration of absolute monotheism, it has other meanings in its biblical and liturgical contexts.