Do you ever hear voices? I do, especially at this time of year. During these ten-days of teshuvah , between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Jews become more contemplative, serious, and given to … more

Rabbi Yissachar Shlomo Teichtal, author of “Eim Habanim Semeichah,” described a Kol Nidrei during the Holocaust, Yom Kippur 1942. He was in Hungary, from which mass deportations wouldn’t begin … more

Approaching Shabbos Shuva, I have a notepad in front of me with a list of things I need to work on. I am looking down at it now, and I see lashon hara . That is not an easy one for me. Sometimes … more

To those who fully open themselves to it, Yom Kippur is a life-transforming experience. It tells us that G-d, who created the universe in love and forgiveness, reaches out to us in love and … more

If the High Priest in the Temple in Jerusalem was sufficiently learned, then he would study religious texts all night on Yom Kippur, when he was supposed to pull an all-nighter; if he wasn’t, then … more

GoodBird Organic Chicken is a new kosher fried chicken concept operating as a ghost kitchen out of Polanco Social on the Upper West Side. The menu focuses on organic, antibiotic-free chicken and … more

Break-fasts of my youth in Boston were spent in decidedly un-kosher establishments. As soon as the shofar sounded, we took off for one of two non-kosher Chinese restaurants in the town … more

When a Jewish American moved his young family from the West Coast to Taiwan nearly eight years ago, the plan was to stay for two or three years. A job opportunity in the tech industry brought … more

Kiryat Motzkin has the highest mammography screening rate for breast cancer of all Israeli cities, with 75.5% of eligible women undergoing the checkup, according to 2025 data from Clalit Health … more

Jewish patients and health care professionals could benefit from new federal guidance outlining protections against antisemitic discrimination in federally funded health care programs. The … more