Religion & Beliefs

The Kotel and the Wall

Going to the Kotel is always a focal point of any Jewish trip to Israel.…

Stanton’s Ordination Ignites Media Frenzy

The world has descended upon Rabbi Alysa Stanton. From coast to coast and continent to…

Queer Midrash

Don’t tell me about the Shekhinah. How God’s female aspect is a sacred part of…

Welcome to Palestine

As we drove along the Israeli border, one of the members of my tour group…

I Was Wrong About the Ultra-Orthodox

I have long insisted that ultra-Orthodoxy contains viewpoints that are not only contemptuous of others,…

The Scientology Clamshell Starts to Crack

When you write about religion – as I do – one of the things people…

Reform Woman Decries Big Aish Deception

Aish HaTorah is the largest ultra-Orthodox "outreach" movement outside of Chabad. But unlike Chabad, Big Aish…

What Flavor of New Jew Are You?

At a glance, there really aren’t that many "movements" in Judaism. Orthodox, reform, reconstructionist and…