Beliefs & Practices

It’s something that makes most Jewish people cringe: that moment when, in the midst of some celebrity or political or ...

I am off for several weeks of rest and relaxation. Which brings to mind a puzzling existential question: is a ...

Living in Israel, for me, meant mastering the art of feigning ignorance. “Ani lo mevin, ani lo mevin. Rak midaber ...

Continuing with excellent posts from our excellent summer interns, history intern Caroline Kahlenberg considers the southernness of Alexandria, Virginia.Two weeks ...

I’m a big fan of Julie Weiner’s blog at The Jewish Week.  It’s one of those blogs that I read ...

Last week, I had the unique experience of driving to Demopolis, Alabama, (the recent subject of a Forward article about ...

I’d like to preface today’s post by saying that while I *wish* this were some sort of April Fool’s Day ...

On a recent pit stop I made in a rural part of Tennessee, I found an unexpected statement. There, in ...

We were sitting in an upscale café in Northern Tel Aviv waiting to meet with Knesset member Yitzchak “Bougie” Herzog. ...

By Education Fellow Reva FrankelTomorrow brings the end of Black History Month. Most often when we discuss the Jewish connection ...

Since moving to Mississippi ten years ago, I have been continually struck by the state’s rich but complicated history. One ...