My husband is definitively non-Jewish by all religious standards. Except for his latke skills.

Folk art even the poorest folk could create.

The stem cells most likely to be of scientific value come from discarded embryos. Is it ethical to use these?

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as  parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

Asking God for peace and protection in this evening prayer.

All of Jewish practice is a response to the fact that we are spiritual beings housed for a limited time in physical bodies.

By viewing the troubles and joys of our lives as part of a continuum we can uncover blessings even in the most challenging curses.

In many ways, the message of the Book of Jonah seems antithetical to that of Yom Kippur.

We know that this post is much longer than our usual posts. We do hope you’ll stick with it to ...

A variety of views on changing masculine bias in Jewish liturgy.