Evergreen

The celebration of an infant's weaning goes back to the feast Abraham held for his son Isaac.

What have Jews thought about non-Jews at various points in history?

While all Jews have roots in the Middle East, Mizrahi Jews never left it.

Increasingly, Jewish families are adopting non-white babies.

The contribution of Jews to the production of "mainstream" music in America is of great significance.

In many ways, the history of Israeli music reflects the broad struggles of this young country.

The Talmudic rabbis crafted a formula that moves from addressing God to speaking about God. What did they mean to convey through this dual formula?

A ritual in recognition of the author's miscarriage emerged from a year of studying about the infertile Hannah, who eventually had a child.

The Kaddish responds to three questions: Is there a God? Why do people die? What is the meaning of life?

The evolution of attitudes towards physicians, beliefs connecting illness and sin, prayers for healing, and the use of folk healing traditions.