The biblical Book of Lamentations is chanted in a unique style, with each verse beginning in a major mode and ending in its relative minor mode.

Bad Things Occur on an Ominous Day.

From Yom Hashoah to International Holocaust Memorial Day, there are a variety of dates for commemorating one of the worst tragedies in Jewish history.

Was it just me, or did this year’s Yom Kippur seem a lot less, well, dire than usual?It started Friday ...

Acting presumptuously.

We are currently in the midst of what is known as The Three Weeks, and more specifically, we are in ...

Since I’ve been on vacation, here are some cool articles you might have missed at MJL over the past couple ...

Start learning the basics of Judaism with this collection of articles.

We are currently in the midst of “The Three Weeks,” a time of grieving for Jews in remembrance of the ...

Moses as a model of one who seeks greater understanding