The author reflects on their experience as a day school parent and argues for the idea that Jewish day schools should be free or more affordable. They highli...

Daniel Leger, a survivor of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, decided to return to the scene of the crime in order to confront and process t...

The author reflects on his experience reading "Waterlog: A Swimmer's Journey through Britain" by Roger Deakin. While enjoying the book, the author is taken a...

A recent survey of American rabbis reveals that an increasing number of people are converting to Judaism for reasons other than marriage. The survey found th...

The author reflects on William James' definition of religion as a personal experience in solitude, but argues that religion is inherently social and communit...

The documentary "Murray Avenue: A Community in Transition" by filmmaker Sheila Chamovitz from 1983 captures the essence of Squirrel Hill, a Jewish neighborho...

The text explores the commemoration of the first anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh. The event, carefully planned and somber, was seen by...

During the Nine Days leading up to Tisha B'Av, a time of abstaining from meat and wine, a discussion on the ethics of animal slaughter arises, questioning if...

Amidst rising anti-Semitism and a decline in Jewish literacy, the issue of conversion has become a contentious topic among Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox...

In this letter addressed to an unborn son, the father recounts the family dynamics and negotiations that took place upon the announcement of the pregnancy, p...