pirkei avot

I didn’t grow up hearing much Hebrew or Yiddish. I got the occasional “lay keppy (head)” from my mother when ...

I didn’t grow up hearing much Hebrew or Yiddish. I got the occasional “lay keppy (head)” from my mother when ...

Judaism has a lot to tell us about how to live a meaningful life—here's some Jewish wisdom that inspires us.

We are always capable of being better- and so is everyone else

Jewish tradition reminds us that being happy with what we have is so important.

Make for yourself a teacher, acquire a friend, and judge every person favorably. (Pirkei Avot 1:6)

Leadership is on my mind this week. We elected a new president of the United States, a leader with a ...

My Jewish life has always been active. I became a Bat Mitzvah right on time, inherited the position of cantorial ...

(Yes, spoilers. Get over it)In Emily Nussbaum’s superb New Yorker essay about the television series “Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” she asks, ...

We read in Pirke Avot, the Ethics of the Sages: “Who is happy?” The answer: “The one who is satisfied ...