Rabbi Peretz Rodman

Why Jewish tradition prescribes a particular psalm for each day.

After first Isaiah’s message of rebuke, another writing under his name came to comfort Israel with immortal poetry.

Getting up and walking around the block marks the end of a week of mourning.

Some Jews perform symbolic sanctification of newly acquired items.

For Jewish travelers, a visit to Israel can and should be more than a typical tourist encounter with a foreign people, culture, and place

Each Torah portion is paired with a passage from the Prophets.

Seven things to read in shul on the High Holidays.

This phrase, which literally means "the way of the world," refers to acts of decency that are commendable if not formally mandated.

While honoring parents is a core Jewish value, so is protecting one's health and well-being.

It helps to know what lies behind the muted bindings and the denominational labels of today's wide array of possibilities.