Not only did we survive last year's threat of a Mayan apocalypse, but we've made it through the first few months of the only year this century containing that supposedly spooky, unlucky number 13. While the superstitious try at all cost to avoid those dreaded digits, it's hard to stay in bed with th...

At Shavuot, columnist Edmon J. Rodman offers some tips for Torah newbies to find their way in the scroll.