Practices

If you’re active in a certain kind of Jewish community, you’re invited to vegetarian potluck Shabbat meals on a fairly ...

In the days since the devastating earthquake in Haiti, you have likely been inundated with requests to give money and/or ...

When I lived in Nashville I got used to the people at the airport pulling out my tefillin and getting ...

Shabbat is over at Limmud NY, and once again I’m skipping the big havdalah event to write up some quick ...

If you hear informers plotting to harm someone, you’re obligated to inform the intended victim. If you can somehow stop ...

In the book Haroun and the Sea of Stories, all good ideas come from an Idea Fairy, who sneaks into ...

I’m not going to lie to you. I don’t really make New Year’s resolutions. Unless you count “buy some new ...

Like most Jews, I love The Big Lebowski. It’s just so freaking fantastic. If you haven’t seen it, go get ...

Try Orthodox Judaism! A recent article in New York magazine repeats a concept I’ve seen a number of times before. ...

There are all sorts of blogs in this world. Some are personal diaries. Some are work-related, or publicity, or collections ...