“The past is never dead. It’s not even past…”When William Faulkner wrote these words in Requiem for a Nun, I’m pretty certain he ...

Jackson, Mississippi has one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the country. This Saturday, 70,000(!) people will line ...

This spiritual trait isn't the absence of fear, but the inner strength to move forward anyway.

Let’s make a new Jewish holiday.Wait…what?Let’s make a new Jewish holiday. When I opened a recent daily e-mail from The ...

Buttery hamantaschen made a little fancy with chocolate.

An introduction to the sixth tractate of the Talmud, dealing with the laws of Yom Kippur.

The talented cantor Yossele Rosenblatt (1882-1933) becomes an international star.

Today’s post was written jointly by Arielle Nissenblatt and Lonnie Kleinman – two young Jewish professionals who also happen to ...

This talmudic tractate about fasting is packed with stories.

Representation matters - in real life most of all