The prophecy of Jacob over Judah is a profound statement of expectation of the coming Messiah, in which every word – indeed ...

Yiddish World Blog ties weekly Torah portion with works of Yiddish writers For last week’s portion, the blog matches the story of Jacob’s daughter Dina with a poem about her by the poet Itsik Manger.

Israel, while in Egypt, were to live in the light of a promise given to Abraham. 400 years is a long time to wait for ...

Every Shabbos, Jews in synagogues of all denominations hear the cantor, rabbi or a layperson chant that week’s Torah portion from an open scroll. But Yiddish scholar Sheva Zucker says you don’t need ...

We live in “the golden age of the parashat ha-shavua,” according to Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, who is referring to the formal study of the weekly Torah portion, a practice that may take place in the ...

Lundquist, an English professor at North Hennepin Community College in Minnesota, debuts with a wrenching account of the breakup of her marriage to a gay man. Lundquist met her Continue reading » ...

Jill Crimmings smoothly rolls three balls of challah dough into even strands. She lifts them, joining them together with a pinch, before laying them down to braid. But the loaf of challah, the ...

A common thread extends through the Sukkot, Hoshanah Rabbah, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah festivals – a thread that binds our people. It intersects with Parashat V’zot Haberachah, read on ...