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The Service Of Song

The duty of the Levites to accompany the Tabernacle service with music and song reminds us to serve God with joy.

Maurice Sendak

From monsters under the bed to the horrors of the Holocaust, the artist and author knows his way around a child's brain.

Polish and Russian-Jewish Cuisine

Ashkenazi food moves east.

Aleinu

A popular prayer with a controversial history.

God in Jewish Prayer

The Talmudic rabbis crafted a formula that moves from addressing God to speaking about God. What did they mean to convey through this dual formula?

Biblical Concepts of Holiness

How can we unify the sacred with the profane?

Modern Jewish Philosophy

Jewish thought in modern times has been shaped by radically new political realities.

Fraudulent Pricing in Jewish Law

A seller charging more than fair market value can be forced to rebate the difference, or even to cancel the sale.

Who Was Yitzhak Rabin?

The Israeli prime minister was assassinated on Nov. 4, 1995.

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