Advertisement

Tenth of Tevet

This fast commemorates the beginning of the end of the First Temple.

How to Make Cold Borscht

A summertime take on borscht with ginger and citrus.

Secrets of an Orthodox Matchmaker

Chana Rachel Frumin is the director and founder of the Jerusalem Narrative Family Therapy Institute, where she is a marriage ...

The Jewish Funeral, or Levaya

A Jewish funeral is held as quickly as possible after death and usually includes readings, a eulogy, and a special memorial prayer.

How to Negotiate Jewish Differences

9 tips to help your family get along, even if members observe Judaism differently.

Learning to Return to Myself

I remember Yom Kippur when I was 13. I was in synagogue, proudly wearing the  tallit I had been given ...

Mushroom, Onion, and Challah-Stuffed Acorn Squash

Thanksgiving is one of my family’s favorite holidays. Besides Passover, it is one of the only times we all come together during ...

Kabbalah & Jewish Prayer

By adding new hymns, prayers, and meditations, medieval Jewish mystics reframed Jewish worship in their own esoteric terms.

Advertisement