Jews rest on Shabbat and other holidays. Does that include Hanukkah?

"Whatever is effective as a remedy is not witchcraft (Shabbat 67a)"--is that really the case?

Twenty early morning souls relax into the padded cushions that line the basement of the Washington Center for Consciousness Studies. I ...

Shabbat waits for no one.

I’m thinking a lot about Shabbat candle lighting nowadays, in part because I’m awaiting the birth of my first grandchild ...

Why do we burn up a little piece of dough when we make bread?

Why Jewish tradition prescribes a particular psalm for each day.

The rhythm of Jewish life is determined by its calendar. Jewish existence is given structure and meaning by the passage of time. There are rituals, celebrations, and holidays that are observed on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis.

If we ignore God's will that we care for the earth now, we risk losing everything in the future.

Jewish tradition, informed by the precedent of the Talmud, prefers to promote discussion rather than correctness.