“The purpose of prayer is to get into a habit of building a connection with God,” Rabbi Miller told us. “We can ask God for ...

Where the series misses its deepest opportunity, however, is in its treatment of conversion. Nearly 70% of Jews outside the ...

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JTA is reporting about the diverse pathways that new Jews take today. A stereotypical convert to Judaism in contemporary history has been a single person marrying into a Jewish family. But that is ...

I thought the need for this conversation would have disappeared. Like, a few decades ago. I cannot believe I have to say this. Again. But, here goes. The other day, I was talking to someone about a ...

In the middle of a blizzard on the Upper East Side, Chaviva Gordon-Bennett dipped her feet into a ritual bath located in the basement of a building adjacent to her synagogue. A female attendant ...