Beliefs & Practices

The ever-lovin’ Esther Kustanowitz just alerted us to the brilliant Facebook of Genesis, in which God…uh, adds a dude named ...

Last night, I went to see the hit Broadway musical, Avenue Q. While I enjoyed the show, I have two ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about sex recently, which is not, like, a new thing for me, but I’ve been ...

There is a very sad story coming out of the Washington DC area this week. It involves, Motl Brody, a ...

That’s right — the next time you don’t like someone, tell them Lekh lekha. That’s what G-d told Abraham, who ...

I recently received a bizarre email that went a little like this: “The following are reasons for why the Mashiach ...

If faith always appealed to you, but you’re a rationally minded-scientist who can’t get past that big leap, there’s a ...

Check out this excellent video, meant to complement a new book called Generation WE by Eric Greenberg and Karl Weber.  ...

Guest blogger Simcha Weinstein is the rabbi of the Pratt Institute. His latest book, Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the ...

This past Shabbat, I heard a friend of mine speak at the Jewish Theological Seminary. The general argument in his ...

I’ve been watching a lot of TLC lately, and it seems like the angle of that network is essentially, ‘Watch ...

Yesterday, I attended a session with Rabbi Chuck Simon, the Executive Director of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, a ...