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?

Observances in ancient times were associated with the land.

I am not the kind of person who likes to keep their head in the sand; in fact quite the ...

By the time January rolls around it’s time to face the music: we’ve indulged in latkes and sufganiyot (It’s only ...

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

It’s been a very special year, food-filled year for me in 2012 – my first child was born, a beautiful ...

Guest blogger Simcha Weinstein is the rabbi of the Pratt Institute. His latest book, Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the ...

The incredible journey of bolas de Berlim.