Why some Jews have two days of Yom Tov.

What's in a name?

Worlds are created -- and destroyed -- through words.

Liberation comes only to the courageous.

If I lived alone on Planet Laura, I would stop writing about the Pew survey, in protest against unproductive, polarized ...

In lighting the candles of Hanukkah and then Shabbat, we move from the very old to the positively ancient.

Jewish texts have much to say on this subject.

Why is one of the first acts of the Seder inviting others to join us?

Transmitting Jewish culture by embodying Jewish practice is part of the responsibilities of Jewish parenting.

Excerpts from June 2001 Conference