Beyond the Three Weeks

The month of Av brings with it forgiveness similar to the experience of Yom Kippur.

Moses Rewrites History

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

How To Create Your Own At-Home Kaddish Minyan

Every Tuesday for a year, we came together — for a memorial service, yes, but also to experience Jewish community in a new way.

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I Tried 18 Pickle-Flavored Items and I’ll Tell You Which Are a Shandah

From pickle-flavored popsicles to pickle-y hot dogs in a blanket and everything in between.

A Jewish Weaning Ceremony

The celebration of an infant's weaning goes back to the feast Abraham held for his son Isaac.

“Remembering” The Holocaust

Holocaust history, memory and art.

Ruth… In Other Words

Last summer, when I joined Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel (ASBI), the local Modern Orthodox synagogue in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, I discovered ...

Call It Sleep

A novel by Henry Roth.

Liveblogging Passover

The holiday of Passover starts at sunset tonight, right? Not really. In our household, Passover started about a month ago ...

The Anti Auto-Correct Religion

In an era of predictive ideology, Judaism maintains that humans are endowed with free will.

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