Religion

JEWISH LAW

What’s the Truth about . . . Invitations to a Brit Milah?

There is a centuries-old custom not to “invite” guests to a brit and the accompanying meal but rather to merely…

INSPIRATION

On the Lookout for Kiddush Hashem

How we can sanctify G-d’s name in everyday life

FAMILY

Around the Shabbat Table

How do we keep our Shabbat tables lively, engaging, and a centerpiece of the week? We asked a diverse group…

JEWISH LAW

Up Close with Rabbi Elazar Muskin: On the 25th anniversary of the RCA’s prenuptial agreement

Without a prenup, how is a rabbi supposed to help?! How can I approach a husband—who probably doesn’t want to…

COVER STORY

The Blessing of Failure: 7 Steps to Building Spiritual Resilience

How should one respond when he or she fails, whether professionally or personally? Prominent rabbis and educators describe how failure…

EDUCATION

Failure Goes to Yeshivah: What I’ve Learned From the Failure Narratives of My Students

Students are asked to consider, some for the first time, what is the arc of their religious narrative? What types…

JEWISH LAW

Direct-to-Consumer DNA Testing: What Does Halachah Say?

With the recent boom in direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing, more than thirty million individuals have taken the test. Until recently,…

JEWISH LAW

What’s the Truth about . . . “Planting” Knives to Kasher Them?

While there are specific instances where thrusting a knife into hard soil ten times will kasher it, that does not…

JEWISH LAW

Kesser Dovid: The Halachic Guide to Dentistry

When I left yeshivah and began dental school almost thirty years ago, several of my friends remarked that I had…

INSPIRATION

The Mystery of the Half a Matzah

You see, when he did bedikat chametz (the search for leaven), my father, like everyone else, took a candle to…

COVER STORY

Mining Tanach

There is now a wide variety of Religious Zionist methodologies of Tanach study—some emphasize medieval commentaries; others focus on Israeli…

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