Beliefs & Practices

Maimonides' theological principles were never unanimously embraced.

A hidden God allows for a more active human role in the covenant.

The organized effort to draw less observant Jews closer to Judaism is often traced to postwar America.

Because the Torah prohibits erasing God's name.

The Hasidic practice of petitionary note writing.

And how to fix them.

Why the Jewish year sometimes adds an extra month of Adar and how that changes holidays and Torah readings.

The Third Temple would raise many questions about Jewish practice.

From menorahs to tombstones, how and why the majestic lion represents the Jewish people.

We want to show solidarity with the local Jewish community.

What to say first thing in the morning.