Why do we idolize Jewish baseball players?

The Israeli presidency is largely a ceremonial role.

It’s the last Shabbat of 2011, so better make it special!Looking to start your Shabbat with a festive drink? This ...

Who declared Shabbat?

What these holidays that follow Sukkot are about.

I know, I should say something.  But I don’t.  I’m sorry.  Every time someone calls a joyous event a “mitzvah,” ...

Today is the first day of Elul, the last month in the Jewish calendar. Traditionally we use this month to ...

The most universalist of Jewish holidays, Sukkot is the celebratory coda of Judaism's annual initiation rites.

In American Jewish society a joke has emerged over the past decades that supposedly summarizes all Jewish holidays: “They tried ...

In Jewish mystical thought, the Tu Bishvat seder became a time to atone for sexual impropriety by blessing, eating and meditating on the symbolism of fruit.