The Jewish mystics created the Tu Bishvat seder.

One of the great disappointments of this summer has been finding out, with the publication of Harper Lee’s Go Set ...

One of my favorite people is Jennifer Joseph, the publisher, editor-in-chief, and almost everything else behind the independent publisher Manic ...

Most of my favorite Talmud stories center around Yalta. She’s a Talmud-era commentator who’s sometimes thought to be Rav Nachman’s ...

Fried potatoes and ketchup are a classic pairing.

In a disorderly, violent time, as Israel fought for land and survival, Deborah was called--and stepped forward--to aid her people.

Jewish views on organ donation are overridden by a single halakhic (legal) concept: pikuach nefesh—the Jewish obligation to save lives.

My husband and I moved to Rockland County, the far suburbs of NYC, nearly two years ago. At first, it ...

A few years ago, right about the time I was becoming religious, I started getting hit with Seasonal Affective Disorder. ...

The adventure continues...