Age and its significance, terminology, parents' blessing, parent-child dynamics, and motivations for adult bar/bat mitzvah.

Parashat Vayikra challenges the Jewish community to find new ways of interacting with God and God's creations.

Several interpretations of "an eye for an eye" all provide valuable insights into ethical lessons of the Torah.

In medieval Europe, Jews suffered on account of popular beliefs about Jewish sorcery--and yet their non-Jewish neighbors also tried to benefit from Jewish magic.

Saadiah articulated Jewish creeds, Maimonides followed suit, and a group of 15th-century Spaniards continued the tradition.

Lessons from tradition about the meaning of the ram's horn blown on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

The writings of Ashkenazic Jewry spans several languages and centuries.

In recent weeks, I was struck by a couple of conversations that got me thinking about what we do as ...

What does it mean to be Jewish and queer? What about dating queer and Jewish? Does it make a difference? ...

Originating in 18th-century Germany, this movement of "maskilim" sought to integrate Jewish ideas and Jews into Western society.