Speak Up! // Mothers-to-be must demand their rights

It’s 4:30 a.m. and I am awakened by the ringing of my phone. It’s time! A beautiful neshamah is about to enter this world,...

Amid the Mountains of Slovenia // The greatest Torah scholars once...

I stand in the main sanctuary of an old synagogue, the fragrance of many centuries emanating from its ancient walls. The room is small...

Slandering While Black // Investigation results are a woke-up call

To The New York Times’ credit, and the surprise of all who regard the paper as hopelessly woke and blinkered, the Old Gray Lady...

It’s zero hour!

“We’re at a critical crossroads concerning the future of Judaism in the State” What is the secret of the Jewish people’s ability to survive thousands...

Beyond Exhaustion // For years it felt like I was...

It all started with yawning. It didn’t matter where I was and it was very embarrassing. I would do my best to stifle the...

The Supreme Court Recognizes Reform Conversions in Israel // Q&A with...

What exactly happened today with the Supreme Court’s decision? Up until now, if someone brought a letter from a Reform rabbi in America, he...

Does Bibi Still Call the Shots? // Despite all the rancor,...

“Attack the Jews and save our homeland” was the anti-Semitic slogan of the pogroms in Czarist Russia. A hundred years later, it seems that...

We are Never Alone // After a young couple suffers a...

Kamy: My wife, Karine, and I were married in May of 2015. Her family is from Morocco, but she was born in Eretz Yisrael...

Over There // My mother’s certainty, in uncertain times

I’d just finished making a huge pot of soup and had turned off the flame, when somewhere in the crowded refrigerator, I recalled seeing...

Is Honesty Always the Best Policy? // My mother-in-law’s treasures...

I love my mother-in-law. She’s smart, warm and one of the most easygoing people I know. Her advice is always spot on, but she...