When I finally got to synagogue, I entered the dark, empty sanctuary. I opened the doors of the holy ark where the Torah ...

Many people I encounter here in Victoria have no familiarity at all with basic Jewish vocabulary, so I thought I would use ...

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Perhaps. But still. A mezuzah?! Absolutely not. Dancing the horah? Oh no, no, no. Instead, my mother sent me to ballroom dancing school. White gloves required. My Jewish mother even grew up with a ...

Part 1 of 2. Welcome to the experiences of a rav of 43 years who has served in “kiruv”/outreach settings as well as in major ...

“If I see any mean spirited hate for the sake of hate towards Jewish people on this account, you did not listen to the episode or are missing the point completely,” she wrote. “And you will ...

The meaning of "moid" is intertwined with femcels, the female equivalent of "incels," who believe in radical feminist ideologies that are largely anti-male. In turn, the use of "moid" is related to ...

Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah fall on the same day this year. "Thank God," writes Zibby Owens, the editor of ...

In the ceremonies, the girl or boy reads aloud from the Torah in Hebrew and explains its meaning. Learning to read the Torah takes a lot of studying. The ceremony is often followed by a party.

She has also grown far more religious as she has aged, although I think she’s still a bit horrified by the mezuzah on my front door. (Yikes, if Santa takes the elevator, that’s the first thing ...

Dear Eric: My husband and I have been married for more than 30 years and enjoy each other’s company. As with other couples, after many years there are certain things that we do that get on each ...