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The 4 Most Important Things the Maccabees Teach Us

Lessons in hope, courage, purity, and faith, from the Maccabees and the Hanukkah miracles.

Settling a Debate in an NYC Cab

Earlier this week, June Hersh wrote about her perfect day, her Jewish culinary journey and unraveled the mystery of Jewish ...

Seeking Fact, Finding the Unknowable

Debra Spark is the author of The Pretty Girl, a collection of stories about art and deception.In literature, as in ...

That Old Time Religion: Interview with a Girl in Trouble

Alicia Jo Rabins is the frontswoman of Girls in Trouble. Their self-titled album was just released on JDub Records, and ...

Thrilling Hebrew Tales! On Jewish Vampires, Golems, Tzaddiks, and HebrewPunk

Lavie Tidhar’s new novel An Occupation of Angels is available this week. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish ...

How the Book of Esther Changed

Several Greek versions of the Purim story survive, along with the biblical text we read today.

Puntos de vista judíos sobre la homosexualidad

Los temas sobre la homosexualidad en el judaísmo

Three Blessings

Why does the daily liturgy thank God for not making you a Gentile, slave, or a woman?

The Amidah

Moving from praise to petition to thanksgiving, the Amidah inculcates a sense of connection to God.

The Bearers of Tradition

Opposition to Tradition of Commentary on Jewish Texts. Connections in Jewish Texts. About Jewish Texts. Jewish Texts. People of the Book.

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