Religion

RECIPES

Sweet as Honey

Honey has always been an integral part of Judaism. First and foremost, there’s its integration into the meals of Rosh…

HISTORY

Reordering Priorities: From Historical Action to Spiritual Achievement

The sense of a crisis within Religious Zionism has deepened and intensified during the recent past. Few within the Religious…

RELIGION

What’s the Truth About…Women’s Zimun?

Misconception: Three or more women forming a zimun (responsive introduction to Grace after Meals), especially in the presence of one…

INSPIRATION

The Erosion of Values

The Talmud depicts the yetzer hara (temptation to sin) as an external agent and tells us that its tactics are…

PASSOVER

Matzoh-Free At Last

Every Pesach, most of my friends and family embrace matzoh as though it were manna, using it at every opportunity…

RELIGION

The Three Rungs of Prayer

It is the winter of 1941, but even the bitterness of the harsh Polish winter is dwarfed by the cold,…

INSPIRATION

The Sandwich Generation: Caring and Coping

Witness this Thursday evening scene: eight-year-old Yael’s fever just skyrocketed to 104°, Jeremy is late for his SAT review course…

EDUCATION

The Faithful Youth of NCSY: Quantifying the Dream

“In its unique ability to sink ‘grass roots’ in America’s great backyard, NCSY has demonstrated that American youth is in…

SUKKOT

Going in Circles: The Double Identity of Sukkot

Though the Chumash repeatedly identifies Sukkot as the last of the trio of regalim beginning with Pesach and Shavuot, we…

RECIPES

Savory Sukkah Spreads

When we say the words “High Holidays,” one of the first thing we think of (besides teshuvah and what to…

JEWISH THOUGHT

A Skeptical Look at The Torah Codes

By Dr. Barry Simon The Torah Codes have been much in the news lately because of the flurry of press…

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