Culture With 1.6M followers, TikToker teaches about her Orthodox life “Hi my name is Miriam,” the video begins. “I’m an Orthodox Jew, and I share what my life is like.” So opens a typical TikTok post from Miriam Ezagui, a… By Elizabeth Karpen, JTA May 11, 2023
First Person An American rabbi in King Charles' court Perhaps the strangest part was sitting through a Sunday service in the 1,000-year-old nave of St. Albans Cathedral (the longest nave in England!) and… By Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet, JTA May 10, 2023
Obituaries Rabbi Jonathan Omer-Man, leader in Jewish meditation, dies at 89 Jonathan Omer-Man, a rabbi and pioneer in Jewish meditation whose meeting with the Dalai Lama in 1990 was described in Rodger Kamenetz’s best-selling book… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA May 5, 2023
Torah ‘Unimportant’ acts make all the difference The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. The Exodus from Egypt began when every family… By Rabbi Dov Greenberg May 5, 2023
California Hadar to bring its brand of Jewish learning to California The Hadar Institute, a traditional egalitarian Jewish educational institution, has announced that it will open a branch in California, the latest stage in… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA May 4, 2023
Obituaries Bestselling theologian Rabbi Harold Kushner dies at 88 Rabbi Harold Kushner, one of the most influential congregational rabbis of the 20th century whose works of popular theology reached millions of people… By Philissa Cramer, Ben Harris, JTA May 1, 2023
Torah Don’t expect Judaism to rationalize your bad behavior The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Acharei Mot-Kedoshim Leviticus 16:1-20:27 The… By Rabbi Joey Felsen Apr 28, 2023
Opinion Reimagining ‘The Jewish Catalog’ for a ‘disrupted’ world In 1973, “The Jewish Catalog” was published and became an unmatched phenomenon in American Jewish life, with sales soaring to over 300,000 copies. Its… By Rabbi Michael Strassfeld Apr 24, 2023
Torah For Earth Day, hang on to these two little pieces of paper The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Tazria-Metzora Leviticus 12:1–15:33 The Rabbi of… By Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan Apr 21, 2023