Practices

Okay, I’m not Stevie Wonder, and chances are you aren’t, either — but let’s not forget the grand Jewish tradition ...

There has been a marked growth in the use of instrumental music for Friday night services, including a rise in ...

Last night I was working at our local co-op market. The crowd there is pretty diverse — Hasidic Jews, Caribbean ...

In a few hours we begin mourning the destruction of the Temple. Tisha B’Av is considered the saddest day of ...

When user-testing the Tagged Tanakh, the Jewish Publication Society’s attempt to user-navigate the Bible, my first reaction was, this is ...

How many times have you heard that one? Growing up, it wasn’t a big surprise: our family would go out ...

If you just ate a hamburger, are you allowed to kiss your wife, who just had a milkshake? Do you ...

One doesn’t get a private priestly blessing every day, with fingers spread out and all; and when it comes from an ...

A few months ago, when it was first released, I reviewed the Koren Sacks Siddur, the traditional prayerbook translated by ...

I’m reporting to you live on location from the airport lobby. At 6:00 AM, the place gleams with a shine ...