It may have been Orthodox, but the Jewish Saturday morning gathering I attended was anything but stiff and formal Location: Finchley synagogue Denomination: Orthodox Judaism (United Synagogue) Service ...

Each Friday I try to end the week by saying Shabbat Shalom to people who have made a difference over the past week, those who have stood up, spoken clearly, or helped move things forward when it ...

Berel Lang of Wesleyan University writes to ask if I would “consider tracing the genealogy of the Hebrew Sabbath greeting ‘Shabbat Shalom’ — specifically, when it entered popular discourse.” And he ...

There is a line I have found myself returning to this week, watching events unfold in different corners of the world, each one connected by something deeper than circumstance. We do not wait for the ...

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