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Open the Mikveh During the Day

Vashti is a heroine of the Purim story because she chose not to expose her naked body to the Court despite ...

Opening the Walls of Our Chuppah

There is a particular photograph that adorns the imagination of every engaged couple; it is of a young girl, age ...

Gospel Music at Shul: Yay or Nay?

There’s this weird trend going on at my shul recently. Hadar has always been big on people bringing in new ...

The Fast of Esther: A Minor Fast Day

The joy of Purim is preceded by solemnity.

What To Do With Michael Jackson’s Kids

It was only a matter of time until a halakhic question would somehow creep into the Michael Jackson madness. In ...

The Conversion Process and the Covenant

For the Israelites, acceptance of the covenant was twofold: identification with the people through circumcision in Egypt and acceptance of God at Sinai.

Depression and Prayer

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

Try It, You’ll Like It

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

The Nosher Presents A Week of Passover Cooking Classes

It’s a Passover miracle! Christmas, er, Hanukkah has come early! You are all lucky ducks, because for the first time ...

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