“The purpose of prayer is to get into a habit of building a connection with God,” Rabbi Miller told us. “We can ask God for ...

DURING THE RECENT Jewish holy day of Shavuot, we reflected on the story of the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. It is said that other nations were offered the Torah, but only the Israelites chose ...

The saga of my Jewish conversion began twenty-five years ago, when I got engaged to my first husband. He’d grown up in an Orthodox family, and his parents, my future in-laws, were devastated that he ...

Dec. 7 was a special anniversary for me. It had nothing to do with Pearl Harbor Day; the annual Memorial Day for the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Dec. 7, 1974, 50 years ago, was the day on ...

Ari and Lauren Douglas’ wedding had many of the hallmarks of a traditional Jewish ceremony. The couple stood under a traditional covering called a chuppah, as a cantor recited a series of blessings.