Jewish Texts
The “Dance” of Halakha
A new issue of the JOFA Journal will soon be in our subscribers’ mailboxes; its theme is Orthodox women in ...
Bullying and Name Calling
In his anger, Moses uses a destructive label for his people in public.
From Secular Jew to Talmud Scholar Part II: Many Ways to Study Talmud
Click here for part 1 of this series. Rabbi Benay Lappe instructed us in the traditional method of Talmud study, ...
Spiritual Nourishment at a Graduation?
I know that attending the Yeshivat Maharat graduation is the “right thing to do” but it is easy to forget, ...
From Secular Jew to Talmud Scholar Part I: How I Came to Study Talmud
Readers often ask: How did a girl raised in a secular socialist family in Los Angeles come to be a ...
The Talmud Says: Embrace the Selfie
We are the “selfie generation.” Don’t let the epithet unsettle you. According to leading sociologists, we are not the first ...
Appreciating What You Have
An important part of being content is to stop comparing ourselves to others.
Does Interfaith Dialogue Work?
I ask this question often, in one form or another. And often, people answer with a cynical “No.”A business leader ...
One Day or Two Days (part 2 of 2)
This is a continuation of Friday’s post. In part 1, Bracha explained the background for the question and here she concludes ...
One Day or Two Days? (part 1 of 2)
I have lived in Israel for most of my life. Many mitzvot are only relevant in the land of Israel, ...
Confronting Mikveh with Honesty
There have been numerous conversations recently about mikveh, tzniut, niddah, and sexual relationships within the Orthodox community. They have spanned ...