In medieval Haggadot, it was not unusual to find an illustration of maror—the bitter herb on the Seder plate—in a woman’s form. In the partner,

The angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time…and said…I will bestow my blessing upon you and make your descendents as numerous as

As the mikve lady picked loose, wet hairs off my back, I shivered, standing naked and barefoot on the cold floor tiles. Satisfied I was spotless, she

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When asked, “Where does God exist?” the Kotzker Rebbe famously replied, “Wherever you let Him in.” For me, that letting in started with a bag

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Angela Warnick Buchdahl thinks of herself as a wandering Jew with a sense of direction. The Korean-born daughter of an Ashkenazic father and a Buddhist

We are at a small dinner party with close friends as rockets rain down on Israel and on Gaza. Everyone at the table is Jewish.