First of all: Birthright Israel is a trip that sends Jewish kids to check out Israel. Some go for 10 ...

Judaism may be a religion of action (mitzvot), but speech — words — are, perhaps, considered equally powerful. In the ...

Thinking of your Torah portion commentary as an example of a standard form can help you plan what to say.

Exodus 18:1-20:23

For over 20 years at my home synagogue, Temple Sinai of New Orleans, Rabbi Edward Cohn has presided over a ...

A week from today I’ll be in Trinidad. I’m vacationing in Suriname, and on the way I have a long ...

My mom was always baking when I was growing up. Nothing complicated, in fact, quite the opposite: leftover slices of ...

“May you be Written in the Book of Life” is such a nice phrase to utter at this time of ...

Lighting with perfume?

According to this rabbinic principle, doing the right things matters — and so does appearing to do the right thing.