Judaism

Every year at Passover, families rejoice in reenacting both religious and cultural tradition — reading from the worn family Haggadah, using the seder plate...

People don’t come fully assembled; they are built and broken, polished and sanded, hardened by experience, and softened by time.

Ki Tisa begins with God instructing Moses that when he is taking a census of the Israelite people, everyone 20 or older shall pay a half-shekel.

Step into the Molish Sanctuary at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am in Abington and you’re immediately enveloped by a breathtaking room with a soaring ceiling, continuous red brick walls and warm gold carpeting reminiscent of Sinai’s desert sand.

In this week’s Torah reading, G-d speaks to Moses and Israel from Mount Sinai. The Israelites listen and accept the covenant that G-d proposed, saying “We will do and we will listen.”

By Rabbi Gregory Marx Parshat Mishpatim My wife and I have not been able to travel, go out for dinner, see friends, even be with our...

By Rabbi Tsurah August Parshat Yitro Before I became a rabbi, I was a management consultant to large corporations. One of my roles was to help...

By Cantor Rita Glassman Parshat Bo Perhaps you’ve already heard this story. Still, I imagine you’ll agree that a really good story never loses its ability...

By Rabbi Janine Jankovitz Parshat Beshalach President Joe Biden has spent a great deal of time over the past few months speaking on the topic of...

By Jennifer Starrett | Contributing Writer Celebrating Tu B’Shevat — the new year for trees — with dishes made up of the seven species of...