Various rituals are documented in the Talmud – a vast written record of centuries of rabbinic opinions – for everyday practices like handwashing to lifecycle events like nuptials. Rituals also […]
This Rosh Hashanah, my daughter sits next to me for the entire three-hour service, which baffles me for several reasons. The first being that we are members of a Reform […]
At 95, Oscar-nominated actress June Squibb is having quite the third-act renaissance, starring in her first leading role (Thelma) only last year. And in this year’s Eleanor The Great, Squibb, […]
In Clermont County, right outside of the 275 loop, just three Jewish families live among the farms or along the Ohio River in an area where few Jewish people have […]
“On Rosh Hashanah it is written, on Yom Kippur it is sealed; how many shall pass away and how many shall be born. Who shall live and who shall die.” […]
Joshua Jay became a world champion in close-up magic as a teenager and has gone on to cement his place as an internationally acclaimed performer. Sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall. […]
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Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I recently had a falling out with a family […]
I’ve been a Jewish mother my whole life. I even kvelled over my toys and dolls. Having been raised in a family where Judaism was a primary identity factor, it […]
Of all the books of the Torah, Deuteronomy might be the easiest to understand, yet the hardest to experience in the real world. Standing on the precipice of the Promised […]