Like many of you, I received the news of yesterday’s shooting at Emanuel African Methodist… Read the postReactions to the Emanuel AME Church Massacre on Gay Pride Shabbat
Some people have a way with words. The Talmud tells us, בן זומא ראה אוכלוסא… Read the postA Way with Words
Sh’eilah / Question: Is it wrong for a Jew to encourage a non-Jew to violate one of… Read the postCan a Jew encourage a non-Jew to violate a mitzvah?
J.K. Simmons at the Oscars, in his acceptance speech for the award for Best Supporting… Read the postCall your parents!
A blast from the past for this week’s Parashah, Tazria M’tzorah. I wrote and delivered… Read the postTzara’at and the Holocaust?
Judaism is for the living, I often teach. Life trumps ritual when endangered. We attend… Read the postYizkor this Friday
There’s very little difference between matzah and chametz. They’re both made of flour and water,… Read the postPesach greetings 5775
Be sure to clean out your haggadot from previous years. Though they likely came from… Read the postCrumbs in the Haggadah?
The singing of the four questions is a seder favorite, and a very important start… Read the postAre the four questions at the seder sample questions?
Are edible hemp products kosher for Pesach? It depends on whether you are Ashkenazi or… Read the postAre edible hemp products Kosher for Pesach?