Can women take on commandments from which they are exempt?

A mother's response to the near-death of her son

Let’s cap off 5769 (that’s the year right?) with some cool links from the past week on MyJewishLearning.com. Print ’em ...

One of my many pet peeves is celebrities who take up Judaism like it’s a hobby. Let’s review, people: Judaism ...

Some festivals are two days in the Diaspora, but only one day in Israel.

Why self-forgiveness is important this Yom Kippur

I tend to get nostalgic around Rosh Hashanah, and in my JPost column this usually results in a September piece ...

The High Holidays focus on death so that we may renew our lives.

Isaac after the would-be sacrifice.

An alternative reading for Rosh Hashanah