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Jewish Women’s History Month

Celebrating the accoplishments of females.

The Prohibition Against Studying Torah on Tisha B’Av

Why would learning sacred Jewish texts be forbidden on this day of fasting and mourning?

When Holidays Overlap

It’s Shavuot! It’s Memorial Day weekend! It’s my first week in a new city! In fact, it’s all three of ...

The Torah

Five books of story, law, and poetry divided into 54 weekly portions.

An Israeli Orthodox Feminist Visits JOFA

When I was 17, as part of my high school matriculation requirements, I wrote a paper  on the subject of ...

How to Write a Facebook Invitation

Tonight we’re having a rabbi from Israel speak at our place. My wife tasked me with writing the Facebook invite ...

Jerusalem

The City of Gold and capital of Israel is important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Za’atar and Olive Focaccia Recipe

Perfect foccacia gets infused with Middle Eastern flavors.

Israeli Food

Israelis have developed and continue to enjoy a delicious cuisine rooted in the uniqueness of Israeli society itself.

Achieving Shalom

Commonly defined as peace, hello and goodbye, Shalom cannot simply be translated and then understood by its English description. In ...

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