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Conversion, Live, Rabbis Without Borders
Why Gwyneth Paltrow’s Conversion to Judaism Will Confuse People
We rabbis often lament about how many issues divide our people. We pray differently, we keep kosher differently, we talk ...
The Best Jewish Food in Detroit
A cultivated list of classic and innovative eats in collaboration with The Gefilteria.
Jewish History, Jewish Music, Jews Around the Globe
Jews in Persian Music
For hundreds of years, most Persian musicians were Jews.
Beliefs & Practices, Clothing & Appearance
Jewish Ritual Objects: A Guide
From challah covers to yahrzeit candles, what they are used for, how they look and where you can find them.
Celebrate, Rabbis Without Borders, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
The Purpose of Beginnings and the Beginnings of Purpose
A few years ago, there was a terrific newspaper cartoon from the strip “Non Sequitur” entitled “The Philosophical Showdown.” It showed ...
Dinner, Eat, Hanukkah Food, Israel, Jewish Recipes, Rosh Hashanah Food, Shabbat Dishes, Study, Sukkot/Simchat Torah Food
Ginger Glazed Lamb and Beef Lollipops
Any person who has visited Israel knows that a stroll through the shuk (Israeli market) is a multi-sense experience: the bright colors, the sweet ...
Crockpot Short Ribs with Pomegranate Molasses Recipe
This short ribs recipe is so rich and delicious, no one will guess you didn’t spend all day cooking.
Beliefs & Practices, Celebrate, Israel, Live, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Taking the Messiah out of the Three Weeks (and Putting Joy In)
Today is the 17th of Tammuz, the day when five big catastrophes happened in Judaism:* Moses smashed the original Ten ...
Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Live, Women & Feminism
Feminism Comes in Many Different Forms
“Why don’t you learn to read the megillah,” asked my husband a few months before Purim.I thought about it for ...