judaism
The Centrality of Kavod HaMet (Honoring the Dead)
Jewish mourning practices center more on the deceased than on concern for the living.
The Parents’ Role in a Bar/Bat Mitzvah Service
Traditionally, the father recited one blessing during the service, but today, parents are often much more involved.
History of Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah
The initial impetus for adult bar/bat mitzvah came from men who, having missed the ceremony as adolescents, felt somehow incomplete as Jews.
Plot Against America
Philip Roth experiments with reality.
Louis Brandeis, First Jewish Supreme Court Justice
Brandeis was also the first high court nominee subject to public hearings.