Yiddish World Blog ties weekly Torah portion with works of Yiddish writers For last week’s portion, the blog matches the story of Jacob’s daughter Dina with a poem about her by the poet Itsik Manger.

If we were truly aware of the power embedded in our words, in casual conversation, in a sentence spoken in anger or sarcasm, ...

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In an effort to show up to synagogue more knowledgeable about the weekly Torah portion – and be prepared to offer a few words of Torah on short notice if asked by my lunch hosts – I picked up Yiscah ...

As I have mentioned in previous articles, one of the things I love about Judaism is that every week we as Jews are connected in our study of the weekly Torah portion. Jews all over the world are ...

Jill Crimmings smoothly rolls three balls of challah dough into even strands. She lifts them, joining them together with a pinch, before laying them down to braid. But the loaf of challah, the ...

Lundquist, an English professor at North Hennepin Community College in Minnesota, debuts with a wrenching account of the breakup of her marriage to a gay man. Lundquist met her Continue reading » ...