This blessing, recited prior to the Shema, asserts that God's love for us is expressed by the commandments.

Why do we idolize Jewish baseball players?

Who declared Shabbat?

What these holidays that follow Sukkot are about.

I know, I should say something.  But I don’t.  I’m sorry.  Every time someone calls a joyous event a “mitzvah,” ...

Today is the first day of Elul, the last month in the Jewish calendar. Traditionally we use this month to ...

The most universalist of Jewish holidays, Sukkot is the celebratory coda of Judaism's annual initiation rites.

In American Jewish society a joke has emerged over the past decades that supposedly summarizes all Jewish holidays: “They tried ...

Song can remind us of our authentic selves and our genuine power.

Mourning the destruction of both temples, as well as a number of other Jewish tragedies.