Nothing brings a smile to a child’s face like the tinkling melodies of an ice cream truck rounding the corner. Unless it’s a Saturday afternoon and that child is standing in front of an orthodox ...

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Shabbat is a weekly infusion of both physical and spiritual delight and rest for the Jewish people, the authors write. Our Torah portion, Kedoshim (holiness), expounds on pillars of sanctity that ...

This month I celebrated a milestone birthday (I am now enrolled in Medicare … yup, it’s that milestone birthday!), and my wife asked me what I wanted to celebrate the occasion. Without hesitation, I ...

Released hostage Omer Shem-Tov shared about keeping Shabbat while in Hamas captivity with a group of volunteers from the Jewish Connection nonprofit. He began with a story of the miracle he ...

This year, as Passover begins at the close of Shabbat, the lights of Shabbat and Passover flow into each other as we commemorate our becoming a people. This Shabbat before Passover is called Shabbat ...