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The Four Mitzvot of Purim Ranked by How Popular They’ll Be on TikTok
TikTok is basically the Purim story. The government set a date for it to be destroyed, it was miraculously saved, and everyone celebrated. So, what ...
Kashering Your Passover Kitchen: The 5786 Guide
It’s always daunting to kasher your own kitchen for Passover. You’re trying to live your life and cook food, you’re preparing for the holiday, and ...
Reproductive Rights in Parashat Mishpatim
Well, here we are. Another year of reading Torah. Another year where reproductive rights are under threat in America. Of course, things have changed since ...
Tefillin: God’s Caress
When you lay tefillin, your hands are no longer free. You embody the mitzvah: straps are bound to your skin, parchment is pressed close to ...
Hineni: The Power of Presence
When someone experiences true tragedy, it’s hard to know what to say. At a recent social event, a good friend and I shared how shocked ...
Reflections on the World Zionist Congresses, 100 Years Apart
Why I am a World Zionist Organization Council Member After kiddush on the first Shabbat of 2026 I spoke at my shul, New North London ...
Moses’ Awakening—and Ours, to the Scourge of ICE
Moses remains our Torah’s exemplar of moral behavior. Out of nowhere, he kills an Egyptian taskmaster and sides with the community of Israelite slaves. But ...
Communicating Respectfully and Lovingly with Your LGBTQ+ Children
Parenting a child is a profound spiritual responsibility—one that involves teaching and guiding that child while also honoring their dignity as a unique individual. Sometimes, ...
Halakhic Zmanim (Jewish Times) Explained
Zmanim, halakhic times, divide the Jewish day. They determine and inform when we can perform Jewish activities. On Friday evenings, there is a time to ...
“Diversity,” “Equity,” and “Inclusion” in MLK’s Words and in Jewish Thought
Open any newspaper, or click on any online news site, and, virtually every day, you will find descriptions of “DEI” as an extremely harmful phenomenon. ...
