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Empowering Bat Mitzvah Girls

A few years ago my family was living in Israel and attending a synagogue near our home. One Shabbat, our ...

The Sin of Sodom and its Impact on Creation

Humanity's dominion over the earth must be for the sake of the Divine.

Working With Converts

Excerpts from the Reform Movement's Guidelines for Working with Prospective Converts

The New York Intellectuals

A particularly prolific, influential group of American-Jewish writers and editors.

Jewish Pluralism & Peoplehood

A biblical model of reconciliation can help bring Jews and Christians together.

Israel: Visiting Graves, and Digging Your Own

This is Israel: Yesterday I was on a “nature trail,” which, without doubt, is an Israeli euphemism for X-treme Sports. ...

Whatever Happened to the Ten Commandments?

Why this central part of the Torah is not in our daily liturgy.

Guide to Jewish Food Terms

Commonly used words and phrases for "noshers" and "fressers."

What Makes The Land Holy?

The land of Israel is sacred by virtue of the sacred actions performed by its inhabitants.

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