Spring 2019(5779) 5779

How do we keep our Shabbat tables lively, engaging, and a centerpiece of the week? We asked a diverse group of people to share their thoughts.

Without a prenup, how is a rabbi supposed to help?! How can I approach a husband—who probably doesn’t want to hear from a rabbi at this juncture—and ask him to give a get without the backing of a prenup?

‘I’m a very short person; I can’t see what’s on top of your head. But I see what’s in your heart.’

How should one respond when he or she fails, whether professionally or personally? Prominent rabbis and educators describe how failure can be viewed as a blessing, and how it can help make us stronger, more resilient, better people.

Children need to learn from failure, just as successful adults do.

To me, failure is not really about failure—it’s about a challenging time in someone’s life that has not been addressed.

Students are asked to consider, some for the first time, what is the arc of their religious narrative? What types of stories are their religious lives telling?

With the recent boom in direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing, more than thirty million individuals have taken the test. Until recently, these tests were done primarily to explore the general ancestry origin of the consumer. Many people want to know from which regions of the world their parents or grandparents hail, whether it be Eastern Europe […]

What is it about technology that allows it to wreak chaos on our mental states?

1. Have a set time when devices (cell phones, iPads, tablets and the like) must be off and out of reach. Go dark for dinner. 2. Have a central charging station where teens have to leave their phones and iPads to charge overnight. This is one of the best ways to combat both sleep deprivation […]