Designer: Center City Mikvah Will Have the ‘Feeling of an Ocean Breeze’
Welcoming, embracing and refined are just some of the characteristics designer Herb Tapper is trying to evoke as he creates the interior of Mai...
‘Talking Donkey’ a Metaphor for Soothsayers, Sorcery
By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
Parshat Balak
“There is no sorcery for Jacob, there is no magic for Israel.” (Numbers 23:23)
What is the true message of an...
Tradition! And Change
By Rabbi Leah R. Berkowitz
Parshat Chukat
In Tevye the Dairyman, the Sholom Aleichem serial that inspired the musical Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye, the poor...
Which Side Are You On?
By Rabbi David Levin
Parshat Korach
As I engaged with Parshat Korach this time around, I found myself asking an interesting question: If I were there,...
Reflections From 12 Years After a Spouse’s Death
By Rabbi Cynthia Kravitz
Parshat Shelach Lecha
The Torah is a prism through which we see our lives and, like a prism, it has many facets.
Twelve...
What Happens After We Die? Author Simcha Raphael Answers Questions on the Afterlife
Judaism is notably ambiguous about the afterlife.
Jewish law instructs Jews on specific practices, such as funeral and burial rites, and shiva, but concepts like...
Getting out of a Rut of Negativity
By Rabbi Daniel Levitt
Parshat Beha’alotcha
This week’s Torah portion, Beha’alotcha, begins by describing a general murmuring of complaints and negativity against God, which resulted in...
Acquiring Wealth Shouldn’t Dominate One’s Life Goals
By Rabbi Robert Layman
Parashat Naso
This week’s Torah reading, Naso in the Book of Numbers, is the longest in the annual cycle of parshiot.
It begins...
Count Up to Focus on Present
By Rabbi Abe Friedman
Parashat Bamidbar
As Shabbat draws to a close this week, we will also reach the end of counting the omer — 49...
Walking, Standing and Dancing With God
By Rabbi Leah R. Berkowitz
Parshat Behukotai
Whenever I’m asked to explain the difference between the denominations of Judaism, I respond that each group is defined...