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Defining Charity

While Palestinians continue to battle each other for control of Gaza, another battle involving Hamas is taking place on American ...

In This Place and Time–New Traditional Bat Mitzvah

The women's prayer service is becoming the choice venue for a bat mitzvah in Orthodox synagogues that value egalitarianism and learning.

Tashlikh (Tashlich) Enhanced

A way to infuse this Rosh Hashanah ritual with extra meaning.

Reading the Megillah

The Scroll of Esther, which tells the Purim story, is chanted in synagogue twice on Purim.

5 Jewish Recipes to Savor Before Summer is Over

Hard to believe, but summer is almost over. Almost. Just a few more days to savor some time at the ...

Battling Stereotypes of the Jewish Mother

What it means to be a contemporary mother and to be a Jewish mother today

Chatting with The Hester, Orthodox Speakeasy Mama

Have you heard about The Hester? Operating out of the Ditmas Park, Brooklyn home of Itta Werdiger Roth and her husband, ...

Summer Reading Recommendation: Esther Goes to Madison, WI

Last month I was picking through a pile of books and came across Good for the Jews, by Debra Spark, ...

Sisterhood is Complicated

Rachel and Leah's complex relationship allows us to imagine new possibilities for strengthening our own relationships.

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