Judaism Begins with Motherhood

BY KATE LIFSCHITZ Rabbi Meir Soloveichik’s 2005 essay “The Jewish Mother: A Theology” offers a dignified and deeply moving vision of Jewish identity, one that challenged how I… Read More

The Jewish Pursuit of Knowledge

BY MORIAH SCHRANZ There is a common stereotype that Jewish people are smart, or at least care deeply about their intellectual pursuits and development. While every stereotype is flawed,… Read More

Lessons from Under Devorah’s Date Tree 

BY RITA SETTON If one were to choose Judaism’s most prominent or distinguished teacher, Moshe Rabbeinu or Avraham Avinu instantly come to mind—and with good reason. During their lives,… Read More

Living A Double Life

BY GALIT ALSAYGH The Tanakh has a stance on Jews in golah, exile. To assimilate or to isolate? To practice or to neglect? To be active or to be… Read More

Zionism: An Urgent Call We Cannot Ignore

BY KEDMA ROSENZWEIG In the early twentieth century, former Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis proclaimed, “To be good Americans, we must be better Jews, and to be better… Read More