mitzvot

I know, I should say something.  But I don’t.  I’m sorry.  Every time someone calls a joyous event a “mitzvah,” ...

“I hate my birthday,” my friend said to me. She has hated her birthday for as long as I can ...

The Torah portion called Shoftim, the Hebrew word for judges, is always read at the beginning of the new month ...

I have been thinking a lot about Jewish identity recently. How do we define our own connection to Judaism? What ...

At the end of the Day of Atonement we petition: “Breathe into me of Your spirit, and I will live ...

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...