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An Old Shul Still Paving the Way

It is funny to celebrate the 120th anniversary of our synagogue when Judaism tells us that 120 years should mark ...

And Yanklowitz…

Yesterday I posted Rabbi Avi Shafran’s response to Shmuly Yanklowitz’s response to Rabbi Shafran’s op-ed response to Yanklowitz’s organization’s response ...

Top 5 American Jewish Women Most People Have Never Heard Of

One of the biggest pleasures in writing American Jewish women’s history is discovering the immensely talented, hardworking, committed women whose ...

All Your Males…

I hate Jewish holidays.I got married soon after becoming Orthodox, and I was excited to celebrate the Jewish holidays fully ...

Judaism & Science in History

Jewish tradition and scientific reasoning provide two different and sometimes contradictory sources of truth, and Jewish thinkers throughout the ages have struggled to address these contradictions.

Mincha in the Midwest

This past Shabbat as I walked to synagogue for mincha, afternoon services, I was thinking about how I would introduce ...

The Rabbi In My Bedroom

When I got married, there were a million things on my to-do list. There was one thing, one pretty important ...

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