The Torah's description of an active God is awesome, but terrifying.

Even when we feel diminished, we have the ability to change, renew ourselves and shine.

Anger is a spiritual danger that can turn the body into a temple to foreign gods.

The lamp that once burned in the Temple comes to reside in the Jewish home.

Holiness is not limited to one sphere.

The Sabbaths before and after Tisha B'Av provide a message of comfort and consolation.

One of the most common Jewish greetings explained.

A couple of months ago I had the pleasure of reading a very touching piece by Dr. Oliver Sacks z”l ...

The Sabbath was a cornerstone of the Temple service and of popular observance in ancient Israel.

The masters of Kabbalah explained all of the elements of the Sabbath rituals as a consistent thematic drama of the reunion of the Shekhinah the Sabbath bride, with her mate--and in so doing exerted considerable influence on the shape of those rituals.