Religion

EDUCATION

A Different Kind of Voucher

There are a number of reasons why Jewish parents may choose not to send their children to a Jewish school.…

EDUCATION

Public Funding for Non-Public Schools

For more than forty years, securing government support for day schools and yeshivot has been at the top of the…

OUTREACH

The Power of Belonging Welcoming Jews with Disabilities into Jewish Communal Life

Can you imagine a world devoid of people in wheelchairs and absent of the blind, deaf, developmentally disabled and hearing…

JEWISH WORLD

The Sweetness of Torah

“And Israel camped there before the mountain” (Exodus 19:2) “As one person with one heart” (Rashi) Everywhere we turn, there…

EDUCATION

Averting a Crisis in Jewish Education: Retirement and the Jewish Educator

Imagine the shock and hostility that parents of Jewish day school and yeshivah students would express should it be suggested…

RECIPES

Rosh Hashanah Delicacies

Here is an eclectic group of nutritious and easy-to-prepare recipes that I hope will appeal to different palates.

ROSH HASHANAH

Elul: A Time of Love

I have persistently promoted a grand heresy . . . that Elul is primarily a time of love.

RECIPES

New Flavors for the New Year

Some of you may like to welcome Rosh Hashanah with recipes that introduce new ingredients, spices and flavors. These recipes…

CHURBAN

Burning Stones

Since stone was the primary building material, how did the Roman invaders burn down the Second Temple?

HOLOCAUST

A Particular Responsibility: The Making of the US Army Talmud

This special edition of the Talmud, published in the very land where, but a short time ago, everything Jewish and…

RECIPES

Traditional Tu B’Shevat Recipes

In agricultural-based ancient Israel, Tu b’Shevat—the traditional new year for trees—was a meaningful occasion celebrated with singing and dancing.

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