Torah

This week’s Torah portion commands us to swear off cheeseburgers. Well not exactly. It was the rabbis that created the ...

The first time I really dug into the story of Purim was actually also the first time I thought I ...

This past week I had the pleasure of attending the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference. With inspiring speakers, ...

If I close my eyes and sit quietly, I can still picture the expression on her face. My breath catches ...

Imagine Purim by the crystal clear and warm waters of the Caribbean Sea. No need for warm costumes or shoveling ...

On Friday, Leonard Nimoy, an actor most famed for his role in a science-fiction television show, died.Since then, my social ...

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude ...

Jewish life is turned around – so suggests this week’s Torah portion (Terumah) about the first Mishkan (ritual focus of ...

The baggage claim at the airport in Gondar, Ethiopia is still by far the most humorous way I have yet ...

I’ve been looking for meaningful full-time work since crash-landing in Philadelphia in August. After living in Boston for eight years ...