Dignity and honor are important attributes for most people.  We zealously guard our own dignity, often over-reacting to perceived slights delivered by others.  We recoil with horror from moments which compromise our own dignity, and we respond with rage when we feel belittled. Read more...

 Throughout the generations of Jewish history, Jews have been referred to as “B’nai Israel”, the children of Israel, the second name given to Jacob. Read more...

One of the stumbling blocks that often makes it difficult for contemporary Jews to embrace Jewish tradition fully is the perception that women are treated as second-class citizens, as somehow less than equal within Judaism. Read more...