Both Thanksgiving and Hanukkah are, in fact, holidays about tension between cultures. Both offer opportunities to celebrate our Americanness as well as our ethnic distinctiveness.

Every generation reads Talmud from its own perspective. Rabbi Amy Scheinerman brings her modern perspective to the story of a woman who was refused the cup of blessing.

Civic engagement—ensuring that a congregation’s public actions reflect Jewish values—allows Jews to embrace the values of Torah both inside and outside the synagogue walls.

Today, Jews increasingly face an “age-old hatred” that, as in Herzl's day, presents itself in multiple new guises.

Young campus Jews are on the front lines of the fight against anti-Semitism.

We have to remind ourselves—and some men of a previous generation—that the world has changed. Sexist jokes are out and men should be careful about touching women.

I started welcoming bar mitzvah-age kids to our house a few years ago for weekly play dates with my son, despite the awkwardness.

As long as my kids keep arguing in Hebrew, Israel will in some way be their home, too, even though we live abroad.