recharge

Darkness is often seen as inherently negative, but Jewish texts offer a more complex understanding.

This God-intoxicated Jew doesn't find much meaning in most synagogues. Here's what I would find meaningful.

Jewish tradition offers a valuable perspective on creating a culture of remembrance.

Often, we are so attached to the outer forms of Judaism that we neglect the principle they are meant to embody

When does fear protect us and when does it prevent us from living?

The renewal of the yearly cycle of Torah readings invites us to reconsider our foundational stories anew.

The ancient Sukkot ritual of the Simchat Beit Hashoevah is the joy of life itself.

Jewish tradition mandates that the symbols of Sukkot be beautiful.

While the synagogue observance of Yom Kippur may seem like a stable, solid, trans-historical whole, it is none of those things.

For Jews, home is elusive. And that might be precisely the point.