Beliefs & Practices

What Is Shmita, the Sabbatical Year?

The Torah calls for Jews to work the land six years and let it rest in the seventh.

Cultural anthropologists call it ‘going native’. You find yourself in the field as a participant observer of your host culture ...

Can you tell Jewish truth from fiction?

How much do you know about objects that help Jews perform mitzvot and live Jewish lives?

To have fully egalitarian practices must we have the same standards for both boys and girls?

How do I know when to stand and when to sit?

Also known as a yarmulke or skullcap, a kippah is a headcovering for Jews.

How to decode the different kosher labels.

Whether you're dunking for conversion or for any other reason, here's what to expect at the ritual bath.

Ritual immersion in a natural body of water.

Is it okay to paint or sculpt the human form?

Making it relevant today.