Practices
If you like the breadsticks, try the salad.
Yesterday, Jewschool decided to bring up an old article about the Conservative Movement’s policy on eating hot dairy, after a ...
Semen, Cremation & Carbs
-Does Jewish law permit the removal of semen from a deceased man in order for his widow to bear his ...
Jewish Genetic Diseases
This week’s Forward includes their annual guide to Jewish genetic diseases. With advances in technology and medicine, the number of ...
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Treif-tasting Fish
We all get cravings. There’s the usual–chocolate, pizza, Chinese food. The childlike–macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly. The Jewish–pickles, ...
All of Us or All of Them?
Recently the Union for Reform Judaism published a new edition of Kulanu (All of Us), a resource guide for LGBT ...
Rabbis and the Dating Scene
This week Jordie Gerson, a rabbinical student at HUC in New York, published a witty piece about the difficulties of ...
An End to Shabbos Shopping?
A poll shows that in Israel, 27 percent of the Jewish population observes the Shabbat according to Halacha, while 20% ...
Jews for Jesus: Interview w/Shmuel Herzfeld
Last week, NPR’s “Heard on the Street” featured a “debate” between Jew for Jesus Larry Dubin and Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld ...
Which came first?
After my post yesterday, we were talking in the office about the different intentions behind the rules of kashrut.What eventually ...
Positive change for USCJ?
Even the Conservative Movement has jumped on to the eco-friendly bandwagon. This week, The Washington Post highlighted the new seal ...