The notion of what constitutes a Jewish martyr has changed significantly since ancient times.

A true story of an Ultra-Orthodox Jew in Israel who left Ultra-Orthodoxy for a secular Israeli Lifestyle.

Once a tolerated and regulated practice, polygamy is virtually unheard of in Jewish life today.

Ricky Orbach is a singer, poet, music producer, and patron of the arts — but, really, it’s more accurate to ...

Earlier this week, Leslie Maitland wrote about choosing an epigraph, the artist Gunter Demnig’s Stolpersteineproject, and reconnecting branches of her family ...

These ribs cook low and slow overnight, so it's perfect for Shabbat lunch.

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

About a decade ago I read a Billy Collins poem called “Advice to Writers,” where this former U.S. Poet Laureate ...

Old school delis, an expanding Israeli restaurant scene, and the best kosher sausage too.

The connections between the month and the holiday.