Religion; Religious Ritual

We spend so much money, time and energy on synagogues, Jewish schools religious institutions. Wouldn't it be better if we applied all those resources to alleviating all the suffering in our world?

I don’t want my children to be small-minded or fundamentalist, so I haven’t given them a Jewish education. They have been brought up without any religion; they are free to choose whatever beliefs they like.

I would like to think that if I mess up, G‑d eagerly awaits my return, and when I perform a mitzvah, G‑d is pleased. But this contradicts everything I was taught about G‑d...

I like Shabbat. I like Torah, especially the Kabbalah stuff and Chassidic stories. I feel a strong attachment to the Jewish people. But I'm a non-conformist at heart -- I just can't see myself following all those regulations

Life is dynamic, equivocal and constantly changing. A book is static. Can a book serve as a guide to life generations and centuries after it was written?

I’m sure this cartoon will push some buttons, so take it away...

Question: My wife claims that when I do the morning prayers along with the mitzvot of talit and tefillin, I seem to get lost in myself and become careless about her needs. Unfortunately, I am not aware of it or I would change it. One of my goals for this ...

Question: I am part Jewish on my mothers side and my father is a Muslim. I am neither. I believe only in G_d and not religion." Answer: You should know that as far as Judaism is concerned, you are Jewish. Whether you choose to embrace or reject that is up...

Parents of young children know how emotionally attached they can become to their soft toys or security blankets. But do adults also hold on to some "spiritual security blanket"?

My father had lots of rules. Some of them I understood, and some of them I didn't understand