Jewish People

In (and out of) synagogues, campuses, JCCs, summer camps and religious schools, people are developing opinions about hot-button issues. As ...

I had no idea that the day I met Ali Abu Awwad would signal a radical turning point in my ...

Correction: The report of Rabbi Lerner’s retirement was greatly exaggerated.* T&V was celebrating his contributions to the Jewish People that ...

In April, I represented ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal among #tenrabbis joining CLAL co-president Irwin Kula at the TriBeCa Disruptive ...

This is the final in a short series on adoption in Jewish families. Enjoy!In 1988, I had my entire life ...

Hello darkness, my old friend. I’ve come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds ...

What number comes to mind when you think about a Passover seder? Probably four. Four cups of wine. Four questions. Four sons. Especially those ...

In the year 2000, I was still a newly-minted Jew, having completed my conversion in March of 1999. As Passover ...

One of the most oft-repeated themes of the Torah is that we must remember that we were slaves and strangers ...

April 3, 2015, is Tzom Bechorot, Fast of the Firstborn when first-born Jews fast before the first seder of Passover. This day also ...