I’ve been dreaming about my mother a lot recently. A while back I wrote about how I’m not one of ...

There’s a new kosher restaurant right near our office. It’s called Tiberias. The food looks yummy and the decor looks ...

When life throws up obstacles on our journey, it's tempting to want to turn around.

The commandment not to oppress the stranger can refer to war refugees, for whom the Torah demands intense compassion.

Sometimes right and wrong look so similar it's nearly impossible to distinguish between them.

While there is concern that autopsy violates Jewish norms about treating a corpse with resepect, there are cases in which it is permitted.

The organized effort to draw less observant Jews closer to Judaism is often traced to postwar America.

Experts from the Experiment in Congregational Education address the challenges of creating and maintaining interesting and informative religious schools.

Though not necessarily written for worship, neo-Hasidic melodies quickly found their way into the synagogue.

As commonly understood, this biblical narrative condemns the first violation of the prohibition against idolatry--but it's not that simple.