This particular conference featured Jewish New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine as the keynote speaker. She was smart and funny and edgy and everything you want in a conference speaker. At one point ...

Harris’ brain trust may also be looking at new polling from the respected Pew Research Center that showed their candidate winning the Jewish vote by a margin of 65-35 percent, which would ...

Lerner sought tikkun olam, that rabbinic and mystical phrase that means “repairing the world,” and which, at some point, had ...

There are no Jewish holidays that take place in the United States of America. Except, one — and we marked it last week. It is Landing Day, the 370th anniversary of the arrival of 23 Jews at New ...

A community volunteer recently shared a story of her first phone call at a Super Sunday event – a call that forever changed ...

According to the ancient rabbis, meaningful, creative labor is how humans channel the divine. It’s an idea that can help us ...

During Rosh Hashanah, some Jewish people may take time away from work to attend synagogue services, which include special songs and prayers to mark the new year. Some common traditions include the ...

A new podcast episode recently dropped on my podcast A Word with Joy featuring Debra De Liso, pictured above. Debra talks with me about her latest project, a new feature film she is writing ...

Priem said his organization provides “professional level security training” to Jewish community members and every day receives inquiries from “dozens of new volunteers stepping up.” ...

Priem said his organization provides "professional level security training" to Jewish community members and every day receives inquiries from "dozens of new volunteers stepping up." Jewish ...