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Why Do Jews Eat Challah on Shabbat?

Challah, soft and rich, brushed with egg wash, and woven into complex shapes or beautiful braids, is served in households ...

The Elul of Victory and Defeat

Heartbreaking news out of the sports world Monday: At the track and field World Championships in Beijing, American Molly Huddle ...

Back to School: Supporting your Transgender Child

New schools, classmates, and teachers can cause anxiety as the school year is getting ready to start. As parents, we ...

How This “Running Rabbi” Found More Meaning in Miles

As a rabbi on staff at the ISJL, I travel around the South quite a bit. Recently, I had the ...

What Should Rabbis Talk About?

In recent weeks, several of my colleagues both on this blog and elsewhere, have written thoughtful articles on current issues ...

Meir Soloveichik on Interfaith Dialogue

This month’s issue of Commentary includes a lengthy essay by Meir Soloveichik, in which he rejects theological interfaith dialogue. Soloveichik ...

It’ll be Good….

These days the pundits and analysts say that the peace process is over. Remember Oslo? Remember the Roadmap for Peace ...

O, The Nonprofits You’ll Go To

My wife and kid are out of town. Which means that I end up staying out past 6:30 p.m., my ...

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