A Hasidic Take on 9/11

Jumping through hoops may look easy to this observant couple who sought an Orthodox conversion in Israel.

Your questions about the Jewish day of mourning answered.

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A popular prayer with a controversial history.

Though often widely practiced, customs are not considered mandatory by traditional Jews.

How do you send your child to Hebrew school when you hated it?

Indeed as a rabbi, I see more life-threatening situations than I count, feeling them with varying degrees of space for breathing and perspective.

Observances in ancient times were associated with the land.

The best alfajores, pastrami sandwiches, and kosher steak in Buenos Aires.