How is a baby made? More specifically, what determines the future characteristics of the child? One answer emerges from the ...

Judaism's openness to newcomers has varied, depending on how strong and self-confident Jews have felt.

I love the holiday season – I even love a three day yontif (yom tov, or holiday).  With the exception ...

My husband and I aren’t really the sit-on-a-beach-for-a-week types, so instead of a beach vaca for our honeymoon, we went ...

Throughout history, Jews have had many names, including one of my favorites: The People of the Book. We have a ...

In addition to the traditional get (bill of divorce) granted by the husband, Reconstructionism offers a woman-initiated get and a mutual get.

This land is my land.

How do you send your child to Hebrew school when you hated it?

The Seder Kabbalat Akharoot is a new ritual for accepting the loss of the dream for a biological child.

Isaiah decries injustice by the elite against the poor. As a fit punishment, social order will be upset, leaving the people in leaderless chaos.