Jewish customs

'We do not completely understand your dietary customs… but we are proud and grateful that your GOD insist you eat our food on Christmas.”, says the so-called 'Chinese Restaurant Association'.

Val Kilmer’s iconic Simchas Torah punchline in ‘Top Secret!’ brings back memories for fans after his death.

Volunteer service enriches both the person serving and the community being served, and helps us embrace our best selves.

On the site of such horror just decades ago, swarthy Middle Eastern Jews, youthful Ashkenazi Americans, and, yes, blonde-haired, blue-eyed Poles came together to celebrate Jewish culture.

Despite his conversion not being recognized, this man persevered through so much grief in his life and deserves the chance to be buried next to people of his chosen faith.

In the Jewish vernacular, caring for the dead is called chesed shel emet (“true kindness”) because bestowing honor upon the dead is a favor that cannot be returned by the beneficiary. 

Let us think of the 30-second Super Bowl commercial on antisemitism as the kickoff of sorts to a longer, sustained drive down the field.

While I wouldn’t go so far as to call circumcision a “terrible mistake,” perhaps there’s a middle ground for the Jewish baby boys yet to be born.

Choosing to be Jewish is at the center of Jewish life in America, how are the different streams of Judaism adapting?

The last confession (vidui), has somewhat disappeared in recent centuries. In this column, I’ll briefly lay out the case for restoring this meaningful ritual.