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Nes Gadol Hayah B’Lake Placid

Understanding miracles is difficult in our time. None of us have witnessed a great sea being split, a burning bush ...

Al Hanisim: A Holiday Prayer of Thanks for Everyday Miracles

Why does the prayer recited on Hanukkah fail to make any mention of the holiday's central miracle?

Dealing Wisely with Torah

In Parashat Vaetchanan, Moses "places" the Torah before the Israelites with a warning.

The Maccabees: Heroes or Fanatics?

The Maccabees triumphed over the Syrian Greeks and liberated the Temple, but their legacy is not so clear.

Eight Days of Videos–Maccabeats

This Hanukkah season, it wouldn’t be fair if we didn’t include the Maccabeats in our top videos.Haven’t heard of the ...

Are Jelly Donuts Actually Bad?

Not everyone is a fan of jelly-filled sufganiyot for Hanukkah.

Introduction to Halacha, the Jewish Legal Tradition

Halacha, from the Hebrew word for "walking" or "path," is the rabbinic interpretation of Jewish law.

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