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I come from a rather Modern Orthodox, Ashkenazi family that is composed mostly of women. The only male in my ...

Music and Judaism go hand in hand. Every Shabbat service, lifecycle event, Jewish holiday or Israeli holiday has a specific song ...

Yesterday, like many others in our community this month, I marched in a Pride Parade.The day began with the cheers ...

Women receiving aliyot (being called to the Torah) in Orthodox synagogues is a relatively new phenomenon. Its most prominent proponents are ...

The story is told about a family gathered around the dinner table.  There are many guests who have been invited ...

Jewish ritual is complicated. Take the most recent ritual we just celebrated, the seder. It has 14 steps, each of which is to ...

We live in exciting times – but also trying times. Over the last year, in particular, I have observed and ...

“It’s not serious,” the doctor tells me. “In fact, it’s fairly common. One week on antibiotics will knock this right out ...

I’m thinking a lot about Shabbat candle lighting nowadays, in part because I’m awaiting the birth of my first grandchild ...

On extending Jewish mourning rituals to non-traditional mourners.

A few days a week, I am in the car at 6:00 in the morning– not my usual commute time! ...

A recent line of inquiry has led me down a research rabbit hole — a tunnel falling straight into the ...