“We have reason to believe he is still alive,” Rachel Goldberg told the group gathered to hear her family’s story.

As much as I love surfing, my relationship with the sport is complicated. I’m not your average surfer. There are a good number of rabbis who

Writer Jennifer Cox recently published an article about her decision to raise her family Jewish despite the outpouring of antisemitism since

“You probably shouldn’t put that on your resume,” my college advisor told me. I wasn’t sure what she was talking about.

It wasn’t until I entered the family's home that I began remembering the previous Bris I’d done for them. When the father called to ask me

I have a secret that I’ve never told anyone before. For more than 20 years, it’s been too embarrassing and traumatic to revisit.

The Shabbat of Nov 16 ended as it normally does in times of war. We all ran straight to our phones to see the news.

I loved growing up in America. Prior to my first year learning in Israel, I believed that there was no better country in the world.

The hostages testimony has left me with one question: where are the righteous gentiles of Gaza? Are there no stories of people there aiding

The past few days have been excruciating. Israel has brought home more than 50 of the 240 hostages while having to free three times as many

A few days ago, I set out to pick up my youngest from a play date — an innocuous little trip that’s usually uneventful. But as I started out

At a recent rally, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) voiced her astonishment that any faith leaders, even rabbis, would not call for a ceasefire

Jews are being killed all over the world. I’m not just referring to the war in Gaza. While it’s true that the daily count of soldiers who

As I stepped onto the sidewalk and the door shut behind me, the siren went off. I had just finished the first of two Britot scheduled in

A few days ago, I was finally able to speak to my friend Akiva. Like so many other reservists, he was called into active duty on Simchat

Simchat Torah morning began as most holidays do. I started on my way to synagogue, bidding passerbys a Shabbat Shalom and a Hag Sameach,

We lost a special soul recently. Cantor Phil Sherman was best known as the mohel to the stars, being the mohel for many famous families

An article entitled, “An anti-circumcision activist’s lawsuit sheds light on concerns over antisemitism in the movement,” recently appeared

זה משאיר להורים פתרון אחד בלבד — להיות פרואקטיבי. כדי שברית המילה תעבור בשלום ולא תהיה אירוע טראומטי, כמוהל עצמי, אלו המלצותי להורים

Recently there have been two news reports in two different Hebrew publications about the dangers of Brit Milah. The first is