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This Yemenite Jewish Porridge Is the Comfort Food of My Childhood

A cherished family recipe for the most comforting hot cereal with butter and honey.

Shabbat & Nature

The conundrum of Shabbat observance and environmental damage.

Journeying from Dublin, Ireland to Jackson, Mississippi

Some thoughts on moving from The Emerald Isle to the Bible Belt.

Modesty – How Everyone Gets It Wrong, and Why We Need to Get it Right

The use of tzniut, modesty, as a cudgel against Jewish women has been well documented in the JOFA Journal, conferences, ...

Pesachim 48

The matzah baking dance.

The Environmentally Conscious Jewish Home

For Jewish families, caring for the environment could be part of a wider consciousness of living in a world that is a divine gift.

What I Wish I Had Known at 13

When the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would decide on the legality of California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense ...

Iron Chef Rosh Hashanah: Be Fruitful and Multiply

My daughter Mia often watches Iron Chef, a cooking show on TV in which they designate a secret ingredient that ...

What Is “Ethical” Kashrut?

Bringing animal treatment, workers' conditions, and environmental issues to a kosher table.

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