The Rebbetzin's Husband

Good moed! I've been invited to speak at a program after Succos, on the greatest issues in chinuch [Jewish education] of our children ...

This Shabbos I'm speaking at a Shabbaton; you can find the flyer here . The theme of the Shabbos morning derashah is "A Judaism of ...

I received an interesting question the other day: If you were running a minyan for young teens (12-15), how would you handle the reading of ...

For me, one of the toughest arenas in Jewish education is Tefillah (prayer) - how to make it appropriately meaningful for children at differ...

[ Interesting Purim costume shown at Life in Israel . Funny? Sad? Offensive? ] I know I have readers who dislike the annual post on the th...

A couple of weeks ago, when the Haftorah included shirat Devorah (the victory ballad composed by the prophetess Deborah, from Judges 5), I ...

I don't celebrate New Year's Day as a religious holiday, but something in me registers a substantive, positive change when the year ...

The issue of " Half-Shabbos " is still on my mind, months after it broke in the media – but my approach has changed. At first I th...

[ Please read this: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper stands up for Israel at the G8 ] This morning, toward the end of Psukei d'Zim...

This Shabbos I'm starting a new series, on "Parenting from the Torah". We'll be looking at advice from Tanach, midrash, ge...