In 'Disrupting Judaism,' author Rabbi Michael Strassfeld reframes Jewish traditions and invents new ones for the contemporary moment.

Environmental journalist Rona Kobell shines a light on the rising water levels and erosion devastating a Black community on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

The Talmud obligates Jews to speak out against a wrong. One of the strongest ways to make our voices heard is to vote.

Jewish tradition gives primacy to a woman’s physical and mental health while also addressing the sanctity—and loss—of potential life. 

Time and time again, American Jews have rediscovered a fascinating paradox: Sometimes, it requires bold discontinuities to secure Jewish continuity.

Would Ruth be any less meaningful a contributor to the Jewish people if she had remained a non-Jew who made a commitment to building a Jewish home?

A number of women from the 1920s onward opened the seminary doors for those who followed them into the rabbinate.

You are only as sick as your secrets,” I was told during my inpatient stint at McLean psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Mass.