Evergreen

An excerpt from the 1979 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt

The ways we justify theft cannot free us of its corrupting influence.

How to achieve that extra measure of soulfulness that marks the Sabbath.

I have to eat in holiness and purity, because I am doing God's will by eating.

He came to curse, and ended up reciting a blessing so beautiful it is prominent in our liturgy.

The ritual of blessing the moon is not widely practiced--but carries deep spiritual meaning.

The worst things to say to someone who is grieving.

Traditional Jewish words of consolation.

Remembering the death of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

The United Nations responds to Israel's territorial gains in the Six Day War.