Being called to the Torah for an aliyah and leading certain prayers are, among other synagogue rituals, generally reserved for Jews. 

From fresh Israeli cuisine to classic brisket, this list covers it all.

My identity as a young Jewish feminist in the kitchen

Hoshana Rabbah is kind of a weird day – even for the Jewish calendar. It’s not really a holiday – ...

Yes. But it’s complicated.My mother is Jewish, which, as my grandmother used to tell me, means that the Nazis would ...

Teaching Torah to children.

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

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

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

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 ...