Arts & Media 198 articles

As photojournalistic wedding photography becomes an increasingly popular choice, photographer Judah S. Harris shares his personal approach and explains how couples can explore a more artistic rendition of their special day....

My life was to change more than I realized on the night of my wedding. The prevalent custom was that the groom delivered a learned Talmudic discourse either before or after...

For more than four hundred years, Shylock — with his demand for a pound of flesh from a debtor — has been the symbol of the greedy, selfish, repulsive, alien Jew....

This article first appeared March 17th on BroadwayWorld.com and has been reprinted with permission. On Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m., a panel of esteemed Shakespearean and religious scholars and experts will...

Religious Compulsions and Fears By Avigdor Bonchek Feldheim Publishers, Jerusalem, 2009 98 pages It is often difficult to distinguish between “normal” meticulousness and behavior that is indicative of a problem. This is...

As we continue to watch the current political drama in Egypt unfold, we can’t help but remember the once proud and flourishing Jewish communities of Egypt that are now on the...

When the Orthodox Union was approached with an invitation to interview Justin Bieber’s Jewish manager, it seemed like an absurd stretch. Yes, the timing was impeccable because of the Grammy Awards....

Synagogue attendees can now better understand how to pray with the publication of Hilchot Tefilla: A Comprehensive Guide to the Laws of Daily Prayer by Rabbi David Brofsky. This new book,...

This article, reprinted with permission, first appeared Nov 1 on JewishHumorCentral.com SESAME STREET’S GROVER ASKS RABBI ADIN STEINSALTZ: WHY DO PEOPLE NEED A DAY OF REST? Sesame Street’s Grover has been...

”In each and every generation” – and in fact every single year – we are obligated to see ourselves as having personally left the slavery of Egypt, no doubt an educational...