My 2025 prognostications were mostly a bust (1 for 6, for those keeping score), but as the great philosopher Pumbaa once said ...

A new book by the right-wing activist, who was murdered in September, has moments of seriousness, beauty, and cross-partisan ...

Meta-mitzvot are necessary because the Torah cannot possibly address every circumstance people encounter. Kedushah is an ...

Rachel’s Judaism is about her immediate family, at the Shabbat and festival table, complete with food, drink and laughter. The gatherings are very joyous and noisy. That Judaism ventures forth into ...

Why do people choose a particular religion? Maud, a 46-year-old television journalist who has been drawn to spirituality ...

Explore the Conservative movement's struggle with halacha and intermarriage. A deep dive into its evolving policies and ...

But, you see, the “best Jewish movie” is not necessarily the “most Jewish movie.” That’s because there has been a glut of ...

San Diego Hebrew Day School reports its Preschool celebrated Chanukah before the winter break. The children enjoyed lighting ...

The gathering took place just hours after news broke of the most recent terrorist attack on Jews, this one a celebration of ...

Trauma overwhelms the nervous system. It floods the body with vigilance and fear, pulling attention into an eternal present where danger feels ongoing. In that state, the future becomes either ...

Nine years ago, Rabbi Daniel Brenner came to Congregation B’nai B’rith in Santa Barbara as a rabbinic intern and quickly ...

With American Jews experiencing rising antisemitism, particularly on college campuses, a growing number of Jewish high school ...