Oholei Torah has launched thoughtful updates, including the addition of Rabbi Zelig Newman as the new 'Recess Menahel,' ...
What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.
When I was younger and still figuring out what religion meant to me, I went to synagogue most Shabbats. I loved the rhythm of the service, the sense of belonging, the melodies that felt familiar and ...
What if, when a fine young Ger or Giyoret appears on a shidduch résumé, the first reaction was quiet wonder: “This is someone ...
Every Jewish male is commanded to write a Torah scroll for himself. Today the practice is to fulfill the commandment of ...
For as long as I can remember, the sound of Torah reading has carried something timeless. Whether it was a weekday minyan or a crowded Shabbat morning, those ancient melodies always connected me to ...
This year’s International Shluchim Conference reached an especially emotional peak as thousands of Shluchim from all corners ...
As we consider this week's Torah portion, we might also consider our own situations as present-day custodians and witnesses of God’s covenant promises.
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation reports that Reform women smuggled a Torah scroll through the public restrooms, in violation of the regulations and desecrating the sanctity of the scroll.
While reading Parshat Vayishlach this year, I was struck by the imbalance between speech and silence and what it suggests ...
The addition to Con­gregation Beth Shalom in Overland Park. Kansas, features tilting, wrapping forms that reinterpret the act ...
I want to share two very different stories of gratitude in honor of Thanksgiving. The first comes from the Torah portion we ...