Why Are Jews So Obsessed With The Study Of Halacha, Religious Law?
It’s far deeper than mere legal minutiae.
Learning To Forgive Our Children, As Rosh Hashanah Approaches
Our children are not our clones. That’s hard to accept sometimes.
Studying Talmud As A Woman Is Often Lonely. But It Doesn’t Need To Be.
As the only woman in an otherwise all-male Talmud class, I was afraid to open my mouth.
What Jewish Tradition Tells Us About Helicopter Parenting
When we’re home, I’m quick to anger. But when we’re in the playground, I keep my voice soft and exchange eye-rolling glances with other parents.
Learning To Chant The Torah Has Changed My Life As An Observant Woman
We remember best what we sing, which is why it is easier to recall song lyrics than to recite a poem from memory.
How A Two Thousand Year Old Remedy Cured My Daughter
“The only remedy for your baby is fresh goat’s milk,” the doctor told me.
This Tisha B’Av, Let’s Remember the 2,000 Year History of Women of the Wall
This Tisha B’Av, though much has been lost, it is heartening to know that there were Women of the Temple long before there were Women of the Wall.
Remembering Anna: A Volunteer Reflects on Her Weekly Visits
Some things never changed about Anna Kainen: The pink kerchief perched atop her forest of gray hair; the large dark glasses; the tan pants that looked as if she had sewn them herself. When I arrived each Sunday morning at her 14th-floor apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, she would always greet me with the
