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Incantations, Spells and Adjurations

Some traditional Jewish sources indicate belief in the efficacy of spells.

Kosher Haggis Is Big News For Scottish Jews

Haggis, the national dish of Scotland is neither nice to look at nor kosher, but in Glasgow, Scottish Jews can ...

The Maternity Leave Mitzvah

The details may vary from patient to patient, but the scenario is usually the same. A mother and newborn baby ...

It’s Actually the Perfect Year to Share Purim Food Gifts

Show someone you love them the way we know best: with food.

How to Say Yom Kippur Blessings

Blessings said at home to enter Yom Kippur.

Who Was Gedaliah?

Why we fast on the anniversary of his death.

Kiddushin 58

One strike and you're out.

“Remembering” The Holocaust

Holocaust history, memory and art.

A Funeral for a Friend

In my second year of rabbinic school, I was asked to officiate at the funeral of a friend’s dog. I ...

Moses Rewrites History

Why does Moses change his story as he retells it at the end of his life?

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