Any person who has visited Israel knows that a stroll through the shuk (Israeli market) is a multi-sense experience: the bright colors, the sweet ...

Not-so-kosher, oh-so-delicious deli delights!

Last weekend, my husband and I toured the religious school my daughter will be attending in the fall for her ...

Although we might think of the Torah as being about the past, detailing the origins of the cosmos, the planet ...

A documentary film called “Happy” came out last year, following a considerable amount of research and writing on the newly ...

Jewish pride--and shame--on stage.

Last week in my review of Rabbi Elie Kaunfer’s book, Empowered Judaism, I wrote about how I’ve never had the ...

Sometimes being between two words is just the place to be

Last August, when my son, Jonah, returned from sleepaway camp with a sunburn, an array of nasty-looking mosquito bites, and a ...

In this week’s installment of “From the Academy,â€? Dr. Judith Hauptman, E. Billi Ivry Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture ...