Religion
For Conservative Judaism, an overdue audit of sexual ethics policy
When the Conservative movement censured an upstate New York rabbi in 2019 for a problematic relationship with a woman who had received his rabbinic…
Opinion
Listen to Jews in interfaith families. We have a lot to offer.
In the coming days and weeks, there is going to be a great deal of debate — in public discussions and in private conversations — regarding whether people…
Torah
What to make of those two ‘flying nuns’ in the Torah
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Beha’alotcha Numbers 8:1–12:16 In the darkest…
Religion
How Jewish rituals can ease us back into the world
After 15 months of pandemic and social distancing, California is reopening. So, too, synagogues and Jewish community organizations, which have been…
TV
How TV has embraced dybbuks, golems and other Jewish lore
Buffy the vampire slayer, as many slayers before her, relied heavily on wooden stakes, holy water and crucifixes. But TV today is a different story: While…
Torah
The Torah has a lot to say about privilege
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Naso Numbers 4:21–7:89 As American society…
Torah
Cultural conformity on the road to Canaan
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Bamidbar Numbers 1:1–4:20 The Book of Exodus…
Astrolojew
Month of Sivan: This summer, let truth be your shield
Sivan 5781 May 12-June 10, 2021 Sivan is the month of Shavuot, the festival celebrating Divine revelation. Big, dramatic changes are revealed with the…
Local Voice
Surveys asking American Jews if they’re religious miss the point
In Sheldon Oberman’s children’s book “The Always Prayer Shawl,” a grandfather passes on his tallit to his grandson along with the sage advice, “Some…