Erusin, the ancient betrothal ceremony, includes two blessings and the ring ceremony, and is followed by the reading of the marriage contract.

Recently, the Ritual Committee of my congregation, Kehillat Yedidya in Jerusalem, asked its members whether we might occasionally allow Kabbalat ...

The ritual of blessing the moon is not widely practiced--but carries deep spiritual meaning.

Longtime leader of Israel's Labor Party.

Imitating Queen Esther, Kurdish Jewish women used to bathe in the river on Purim night.

We had our first upset yesterday. #10 Gefilte Fish beat #7 Hamentashen. I was so excited I had trouble falling ...

Genesis 41:1-44:17

Move over cupcake, there’s a new trendy dessert in town and her name is the donut. Don’t get me wrong ...

All the deliciousness, none of the frying.

This past Shabbat, my little boy was a prisoner of Jewish law. The DC Eruv was down, which meant that ...