Clothing & Appearance
Where Have All the Women Gone?
I subscribe to a variety of listservs, Facebook groups, and news outlets across a wide range of the religious spectrum, ...
Is There Such a Thing as a Feminist Dress Code?
In December, the New York Times printed an article about the new fashion guidelines for state legislators in Montana. In ...
Bruce Springsteen Would Be Proud (Or Maybe Scratch His Head in Confusion)
Two weeks ago, I joined thousands of families around Israel for a time-honored ritual: the Saturday night grand finale of ...
Exercising Religious Freedom
I’m a runner, a three-time marathoner. Whenever someone asks when I took up running, I say I started 12 years ago. ...
Transforming the Magical
We were sitting in an upscale café in Northern Tel Aviv waiting to meet with Knesset member Yitzchak “Bougie” Herzog. ...
Bind These Words
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
JP Morgan, a Prostitute, and the Talmud
…And to be clear, in the following analogy, Chase is the prostitute.At a time when two-income families struggle to make ...
Treating Addiction With Jewish Values
Messages from Jewish tradition to help combat substance abuse and other addictions
Smoking, Alcohol, and Drugs
As a culture that values sobriety, individual responsibility, and health, Judaism is wary of substances that may cause more damage than the enjoyment they may bring their users.