In some years, Rosh Hashanah doesn't start until October. Here's why.

The Jewish Day of Atonement is not a sad day, and so it's appropriate to greet people warmly.

Hanging walls.

Welcome to Mensch Madness… Game Two!This time around, we have the age old match-up of Rashi and Maimonides. These two ...

The name for this particular practice has come to stand for more stringent kashrut standards in general.

Dancing camels.

-With Ms. Magazine rejecting an ad celebrating three Israeli women leaders, Phyllis Chesler accuses “This is a feminism that has ...

This special reading for Tisha B'Av sets the tone for this tragic and mournful day

I have a rich undergraduate memory of a professor teaching about communities. She said that one of the key aspects ...

Divorce and matzah.