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God, Jewish History, Southern & Jewish, Study
Arthur Mayer & Demopolis, Alabama
Last week, I had the unique experience of driving to Demopolis, Alabama, (the recent subject of a Forward article about ...
Celebrate, Israel, More Holidays, Rabbis Without Borders, Study, Yom HaShoah
Stop Trying to Get Everyone On the Same Page
While on the surface, the last two posts on this blog from my colleagues, Laura Duhan Kaplan and Joshua Ratner, are about ...
Why Do They Call it Fasting When it Goes SO SLOW?
On Monday, Stacey Ballis wrote about Rosh Hashanah cooking. Her newest book, Good Enough to Eat, will be available September 7th.As I mentioned ...
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish History, Study
Jews in Poland
Medieval Jews found religious tolerance and economic opportunity in Poland
Holocaust, Jewish History, Study
Polish Jewry Between the Wars
Jewish life in Poland between the wars was characterized by both cultural dynamism and conflict.
Celebrate, Desserts, Eat, Hanukkah, Jewish Recipes
How to Decorate the Ultimate Hanukkah Cookies
For more Hanukkah recipes, click here and here!Hanukkah is all about the latkes, sufganiyot and all the other delicious fried ...
9 Jewish Yemenite Foods You Must Try
From spicy zhug to sweet kubaneh, you are going to love these traditional dishes.
Women’s History Month: The Wage Gap & The Pandemic
Happy Women’s History Month everyone! Quick reminder that this month is for all women, regardless of gender presentation, sexual orientation, ...
The Science Behind Children’s Spirituality
My 19-month-old daughter loves watching for school buses. She camps out on our couch, eyes eagerly scanning for any sign of yellow, and ...
Beliefs & Practices, JOFA's Torch, Live, Women & Feminism
The Time Is Now: Express Your Rabbinic Will
There are several things that happen when a stone is thrown into a lake. First, the stone pierces the top ...