Jews perform their identities in many, many ways. To live more Jewishly, we must learn to understand, admire, and incorporate the practices of others into our daily lives.

Bending my rules—but not breaking them—let my son play ball without forgetting that family and synagogue still come first

A new Jewish initiative to update old models of observance takes the stage

To overcome fated lives, the Talmud’s rabbis argued, perform virtuous acts according to Torah

A rabbi and a minister talk about a resurgence of the Sabbath

Rethinking the traditions of tish and bedeken for a progressive, egalitarian wedding

A group of intermarried Jewish women gather for Shabbat but pack away their identities

Fasting, reflecting, and a series of sorries—all our Yom Kippur coverage

Advice from rabbis and a nutritionist on what to eat when you won’t be eating

Kol Nidre gets me every time

An illustrated remembrance of High Holidays past

Hope that love could bend the rules of kosher observance only went so far