The ancient rabbis forbade clapping on Shabbat — for one very specific reason.

This Friday night practice is taken from the priestly blessing.

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One blessing to rule them all.

Challah is the one bread that you enjoy looking at almost as much as you enjoy eating. This classic eggy, ...

What should nurses know?

The ox that gored on Shabbat.

A different kind of eruv.

The hidden connection between Shabbat and reading.

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