I had been thinking about my eldest daughter’s bat mitzvah for a long time. We belong to a Modern Orthodox ...

Waking up in the morning a definite challenge for me. I hit the snooze button more often than I should. At least ...

“Merry Christmas,” we’ve heard for weeks.For Jews living in predominantly Christian societies, Christmas evokes responses ranging from joy to alienation. ...

Children of God.

Jewish tradition suggests that discovering blessing is always possible — even in hard moments.

Perhaps the Jewish people are the embodied principle of life itself, a distillation of humanity evolving toward that which it is not yet?  

The Kosher Trader Joe’s Facebook Group is much more than just a place to discover new products or ask questions, ...

Every choice we make from birth to death matters.

Israelis are finally beginning to appreciate Russian cuisine.

Edgar believed that learning could only happen when you encounter difference.