How Greek Jews Celebrate Chanukah: Spoiler Alert, It’s Different There
Rabbi Gabriel Negrin’s family has been in Greece for a very long time...Continue Reading
#MyMiracle: How My Daughter’s Premature Birth Saved Her Life
My fourth child was born 6 weeks early, but otherwise healthy. Or so...Continue Reading
Why Don’t Jews Believe in Jesus? Who Was He According to Jewish Texts?
Dear Jew in the City- Why don’t Jews believe in Jesus? Who was...Continue Reading
Will There Ever Be Peace Between Jews and Arabs According to Torah?
Dear Jew in the City- At the end of his life, Yishmael did...Continue Reading
How Rivka’s Righteousness Comes From Her Questionable Past
What does it mean to leave everything behind? To reject the ideas a...Continue Reading
Did Yitzchak Love One of His Children More Than The Other?
The story of Yaakov’s surreptitious acquisition of the blessings his father intended for...Continue Reading
My Grandfather Lost Everything in the Holocaust, Then Spent His Life Building Up Others
Zaidy didn’t talk much of the war, but we knew that what he...Continue Reading
Can a Tzadik Make a Mistake?
Dear JITC- Can a tzaddik make a mistake? Thanks, Shevy Dear Shevy- Of...Continue Reading
What’s the Meaning of Blowing the Shofar?
Dear Jew in the City- What’s the meaning of blowing the shofar and...Continue Reading