Shabbat for Families

How to make Shabbat your family's favorite day of the week.

Inquisition in Spain

How Jews went from protected minority to persona non grata in just a few years.

Where to Find the Best Shakshuka in NYC

A guide to where to nosh your favorite North African brunch dish.

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Yossele Rosenblatt’s Later Career

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

Jewish Ritual Objects: A Guide

From challah covers to yahrzeit candles, what they are used for, how they look and where you can find them.

Feminist Perspectives on Niddah, the Laws of Separation

Acceptance versus rejection of the laws governing monthly mikveh visits.

Her Broken Vessels Will Be Mended

Rabbi Kook on nationalism and religion.

How to Make My Grandma’s Russian Dumplings

These traditional little dumplings are perfect in soup.

The Surprising History of Bar/Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation

The bar mitzvah (and even more so the bat mitzvah) is a relatively new phenomena.

Ruth… In Other Words

Last summer, when I joined Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel (ASBI), the local Modern Orthodox synagogue in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, I discovered ...

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