Rabbi Akiva was one of the most prominent teachers of his time and continues to be one of the most prominent and celebrated teachers today.

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I think it's time to take the Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebration back to its roots. Let's remember what we are celebrating and reconsider the best way to celebrate.

Here are just a handful of the amazing contributions Jewish people have made to the world.

There are ways to honor Yom Ha'Atzmaut - Israel Independence Day - outside of the big events going on in Israel or in your home towns.

Are you interested in creating Shabbat rituals in your home? Would you like to enhance what you are already doing or reconnect with the meaning behind the rituals? Here are some simple steps to get you going.

Here are five things that an observant Jew may do in his or her day that other Jewish people may not even think about.

When and how do we start talking about the Holocaust with our children? Here are some suggestions for discussing this essential piece of Jewish history.

Parashat Kedoshim, read this week in synagogue on Shabbat morning as part of the annual Torah reading cycle consists of chapters 19 and 20 of the Book of Leviticus. In it are many interpersonal mitzvot, through which we can all strive to be better and more caring people.

The Babylonian Talmud mentions very few women by name. Although Bruriah, the wife of Rabbi Meir may be the most well known today, another woman of tremendous import is Yalta, the wife of Rav Nachman, a 3rd generation Amora and a scholar in her own right.