We hear from trans-activists (including on this blog – see yesterday’s interview with Nick Teich) that one impediment to transgender ...

If the first day of Rosh Hashanah coincides with Shabbat, holiday rituals and liturgy are adjusted.

This Sunday, May 22, Harvey Milk would have been 86 years old. Although his life was cut short, his pioneering ...

A Bavarian influx changed the face of American Jewry in the mid 19th century.

Baking up double-chocolate babkas, guava challah and yes, great bagels.

This cake is inspired by the uber-popular Israeli sweet lemonade that’s always punched up with fresh mint called limonana.Limonana is ...

How should Jews live under foreign rule? These biblical books offer different answers to a 2,000-year-old question.

In a Torah portion long understood to be a lesson in leadership, we are led to believe Moses all but ignored those closest to him.

The secret is not to scratch the itch of desire as soon as it arises.

Jewish wisdom isn't just meant to be intellectually understood, but embodied. Here's how.