Ask the Rabbis | Are There Things That Can’t Be Forgiven?
“Few people have never been mistreated or hurt others. Jewish tradition makes demands of both parties.”
Archives | Am I My Brother’s Keeper?
"The Spy," Netflix's new show starring Sacha Baron Cohen, retells the heroic story of legendary Mossad agent Eli Cohen during his years undercover in Syria...
Enough is Enough: Yeshiva University Students Protest LGBTQ Discrimination
Meisels described a “complete lack of LGBT representation” at YU. “If there is any discussion of LGBT individuals on campus it is always negative and always involves homophobic rhetoric,” she said. “It’s a social thing,” explained Dov Alberstone, an openly gay senior at Yeshiva College “It’s the things that people say in the dorms to each other or in the gym. In normal social interactions people have, you get a sense that being gay is the worst thing you can be.”
Jewish Astrology, Then and Now
Astrology has a rich cultural history in Judaism.
Young DC Hopefuls Compete to Become 2019’s ‘Mr. Nice Jewish Boy’
At the U Street Music Hall, four determined contestants competed in Washington, DC’s Mr. Nice Jewish Boy (NJB) pageant on Sunday.
On the Island of Rhodes, Marking 75 Years Since the Jewish Deportation
On the island of Rhodes, a community that existed in the old town for 2,300 years was nearly wiped out in a single day: July 23, 1944.
Aviva Kempner on ‘The Spy Behind Home Plate’
The Spy Behind Home Plate, the fascinating story of the 1920s-1930s baseball catcher Moe Berg, is the latest film by Aviva Kempner.
Book Review | Inheritance
That insight—that culture and identity are not DNA—is one that Dani Shapiro, author of the recently published Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love, doesn’t get.
Thomas Buergenthal: More Than a Survivor
Throughout his eighty-five years, Thomas Buergenthal has experienced justice from all angles. He has been deprived of it, reclaimed it, fought for it for others, and worked to strengthen it worldwide.
The Star of David: Between Judaism and Zionism
What does the Star of David symbolize?
Five Jewish Fathers to Think About This Father’s Day
The fifth of the Ten Commandments is “honor thy father and thy mother,” and in the Jewish tradition, fatherly responsibilities are certainly honorable.
DC’s Queer Jewish Community Celebrates Pride
“As a non-binary, queer Jew, we’re living our life kind of on the periphery, and navigating our identities on a daily basis.”