Tonight begins the 8-day festival of Sukkot (7 days in Israel and in the American Reform movement). One of the ...

A delicious tradition that lives on.

On Monday, Melissa Fay Greene shared the story behind the adoption of her daughter, Helen, from Ethiopia. She has been ...

The Spitz Family carved out a niche that, for years, was theirs alone: Small batches of the best quality fruit.

Two interpretations of a word illustrate different understandings of punishments listed in Parashat Bechukotai.

The author shares the process of using Jewish texts and customs to celebrate a new stage of life.

A year ago  The Purim Superhero by Elisabeth Kushner, a story of a young boy named Nate struggling with his ...

From frittatas to home remedies.

Next to pumpkin, apple cider might be one of my favorite flavors of fall. I like it hot and spicy, ...

Earlier this week Stacey Ballis wrote about Rosh Hashanah cooking and fasting on Yom Kippur for the JBC/MJL Author Blog. ...