Beliefs & Practices

Two weeks each month, I refrain from physical intimacy with my husband because of Jewish law. It is not only ...

There’s nothing like old friends. They connect us with our past, remind us of the continuity of our life, embrace ...

It’s true: I grew up in a town so far South, it’s North. With residents mostly emigrating from colder climates, ...

Once a month at our family Shabbat service we ask families to submit questions in advance in what, in lieu ...

Three Jewish women walked into a nail salon….This is not a joke, just what I did with two of my ...

Earlier this month, Hadassah Braun Margolese wrote a blog here at The Torch describing her anguish about not being able ...

This week, as I perused the internet, I stumbled upon a quiz entitled “Where You Belong: Your State Personality.”It involved ...

I have two issues with the title of this blog post. For one thing, I should not have to ask ...

On October 1 (and about four and half weeks early), my wife and I welcomed our daughter into the world. ...

Want some insights into a historian’s dilemma? It involves cultural identity. Geography. And NASCAR. (Well – sort of.)The Encyclopedia of ...

 Last week, Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Private first class Bradley Manning, made headlines. Her announcement that she would be living ...

This is another post from one of our terrific summer interns, Caroline Kahlenberg, who completed this piece for us as ...