All Articles ByRachel Wigman

I was attending an early morning service, before any sirens had sounded, but we heard planes flying overhead and we knew that the moment for which we’d been waiting for two months had finally arrived.

From the High Priest’s ringing hem to a scarf tied on a Roman street, a visible Jewish identity tells us who we are

How Shabbat transforms a hectic week into sacred stillness

From a new oven to ancient laws, how small details shape our lives—and our character.

From the harrowing work of the Yassar unit to the quiet bloom of the Israeli landscape, finding light in the final chapter of a national tragedy

They Left Egypt Knowing There Would Be More to Sing About

We can, as Moses did, turn to God and ask, “Why have you sent us? What good will we, a small and hated nation, do in a world that is awash in noise and decadence?”

From biblical midwives to modern heroines, Jewish women model courage, sacrifice, and moral clarity