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Jewish Culture, Jewish Music, Live
Synagogue Music in the Modern Era
Changes are taking place in the leadership, participation, melodies, and instruments that are found in the synagogue.
Arthur Miller’s Jewish Themes
Judaism and Jewish identity in the work of Arthur Miller.
American Jews, Jewish Humor, Women & Feminism
Joan Rivers
How a first generation Jewish American became an entertainment legend.
Bible, Interfaith, Jewish Texts, Study
Pinchas and Intermarriage
The Torah portion deals with intermarriage, a phenomenon with contemporary resonance.
Jewish Culture, Jewish Film, Live
Keeping the Faith
The 2000 film about a rabbi and priest gets Judaism all wrong.
Jewish Socialism in the United States, 1880-1920
The birth and growth of American Jewish socialism.
Ahavah, Acharei Mot, and a Bar Mitzvah
This month Jed Schwartz had his Bar Mitzvah. And, like many B’nai Mitzvah students, Jed gave a D’var Torah– speaking ...
Israel, JOFA's Torch, Mourn, Sitting Shiva, Study
A Tale of Two Tragedies
Israel is the most uplifting place in the world, and on my trip there last week I felt the usual ...
Celebrate, Live, More Holidays, Tu Bishvat
Every Person is a Tree
The Biblical law protecting fruit trees during war provides an opportunity for Jewish exegetes to reflect on ecology and the wanton destruction of life.