On Passover, we retell the story of the freedom of our people as we read the Haggada at our Seders. This month, we highlight three

One of the central lessons of Pass-over is that we define ourselves—our values and our individual and collective identities—by looking to the past. The Exo-

When I travel abroad, I usually have a mental picture of where I’m going. But I confess that I had no preconceived ideas before landing

When kosher markets from Woodmere, New York, to Washington, D.C., began fielding requests for kosher-certified pomegranate syrup just before the 2003 High Holidays, it wasn’t

The 5th anniversary of my diagnosis with stage IV bladder cancer has just passed. I underwent six months of chemotherapy and extensive surgery, but today

On a chilly Seder evening, an unconventional holiday guest helps a family expand the mitzva of feeding the hungry to all creatures in need. The

The leftist (Jewish) media in France excoriated their preeminent philosopher for challenging the politically correct views of the intelligentsia. What was the big deal? When

Historians have long searched for clues to the Jewish past, but attention is now shifting to science, namely genetics, that might offer a tool to