Beliefs & Practices

Ah, the circumcision debate. As a single woman with no kids I get to just sit back and watch everyone ...

SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t seen last night’s episode of Lost, The Variable, you should go watch it now. If ...

In order to get what you want in this world, you have to fight for it. You can’t just be ...

About six months ago I went out to coffee with some friends who, after about an hour of chitchat, gently ...

Just in time for a return to the b-word — you know, the one that some people won’t even say ...

In a few weeks, a new siddur is hitting the market with a translation and commentary by Rabbi Dr. Jonathan ...

“It is precisely because of the central role of freedom in the value system of the Bible that the liberation ...

This is Israel: Yesterday I was on a “nature trail,” which, without doubt, is an Israeli euphemism for X-treme Sports. ...

This is like the Holy One’s version of “Pull my finger.” (Via http://www.rebelart.net/diary/?p=634)

Once again, SPOILER ALERT: If you have not seen this week’s episode of Lost, “Whatever Happened, Happened,” and are planning ...

…But I was a star for one whole minute!If you meet me (or any of the rest of the MyJewishLearning ...

I get really good gifts while sitting shiva. Last time I got jewelry, and a bunch of books, and this ...