As Jews worldwide begin a new cycle of reading the Torah in the synagogue, the same age-old problem presents itself: The challenge of wringing new insights out of the stories we have all come to know so well...

Rabbi Gil Student, who writes frequently on Jewish issues and blogs, offers reviews in brief, including "Confronting Scandal: When Jews Do Bad Things", by Dr. Erica Brown

Whatever Marilyn David did was min ha’lev, b’lev shalaym (from the heart, with a complete heart). This made her the best kind of professional. She absolutely owned it, and she owned it 24/7...

A month in Eretz Yisrael was the gift bestowed upon me this summer – a month of opportunities and insight into the inner workings of the Orthodox Union. I felt privileged to be a part of it and to reflect on the the directions my life has taken -- to reflect on who I have become, and where I still wish to go...

Many of us spend much less time unplugged than is probably healthy. In this environment, it seems critical to reassert the importance of Shabbos as a day of unplugging...

Disasters are supposed to happen in far off places, not in your own backyard of New Jersey...

Given the steep competition for jobs, people who are energized and organized — and those who avoid lazy mistakes — are the likeliest to land a spot.

The answer is probably debatable but let me suggest a name - Gilad Shalit. If a poll were taken to see who supports him, he would undoubtedly get the broadest range of votes among all Jews - religious or secular, left or right...