Erusin, the ancient betrothal ceremony, includes two blessings and the ring ceremony, and is followed by the reading of the marriage contract.

External texts from the Second Temple period.

I am a person particularly affected by sunlight, aware of a shift in my body and mood that coincides with ...

My fear is not very far below the surface. It rises when I hear about another shooting in Brooklyn, sometimes ...

The ritual of blessing the moon is not widely practiced--but carries deep spiritual meaning.

Recently, the Ritual Committee of my congregation, Kehillat Yedidya in Jerusalem, asked its members whether we might occasionally allow Kabbalat ...

Longtime leader of Israel's Labor Party.

Imitating Queen Esther, Kurdish Jewish women used to bathe in the river on Purim night.

We had our first upset yesterday. #10 Gefilte Fish beat #7 Hamentashen. I was so excited I had trouble falling ...

Genesis 41:1-44:17