Beliefs & Practices
Lashon Hara (Evil Speech)
Jewish tradition regards various types of harmful speech as a serious sin, even if it's true.
Hasidic Wisdom on Healing Inner Demons
These practices are grounded in the Hasidic insight that all experiences, even difficult ones, are manifestations of the divine.
‘Do Not Stand By the Blood of Your Neighbor’
This Torah injunction is understood to require individuals to do everything in their power to avoid bloodshed.
What a Convert to Judaism Needs to Know
Studying for conversion is not merely about acquiring information, but the development of a new identity.
Why I Wear My Kippah More Now
On outwardly religious apparel in the post-Charlottesville world.
Humility and How to Get Some
Do we each have more to learn, things we can do better?
Finding the Calling of My Soul, A Conversion Story
Sometimes your soul knows, before your mind, where it needs to go.
Born Jewish or Not, You Matter
The way I look — my golden complexion and the abundance of ringlet curls on my head — combined with the difference in my upbringing have always challenged my place in society and even in the Jewish community.