When I was 17, as part of my high school matriculation requirements, I wrote a paper  on the subject of ...

Two popular and enigmatic prophets

This morning The Torch,  a project of JOFA, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, shared the heartwarming story of a family adjusting to ...

Every March, the ISJL (a very sports-centric Southern and Jewish office) holds a tournament of champions: Mensch Madness. We get ...

In Pirkei Avot 2:10 we are taught that Rabbi Eliezer said, יהי כבוד חברך חביב עליך כשלך “Let your neighbor’s dignity be precious ...

Two weeks ago, I joined thousands of families around Israel for a time-honored ritual: the Saturday night grand finale of ...

Hosea and Amos share prophetic concern for a nation in turmoil.

Stealing from the son of a convert.

How do you send your child to Hebrew school when you hated it?

Judaism's openness to newcomers has varied, depending on how strong and self-confident Jews have felt.