Under a microscope, linen looks like a bamboo stalk, with long, straight fibers running up and down a thread. Wool, on the other hand, looks like snakeskin, with scales that jut up and over each other ...

We’ve been discussing the power of imagery in many of my recent articles, focusing on the idea of viewing everything as energy. First, because science supports this idea—and just like energy is an ...

Shaatnez: The Energetic Wisdom Behind the Torah’s Ban on Mixed Wool and Linen. We’ve been discussing the power of imagery in many of my recent articles, focusing on the idea of viewing everything as ...

Q. I have a new linen shirt that I really like but I’m suddenly worried about what I can wear it with. Is it acceptable to wear a linen shirt with cotton trousers and/or a wool jacket? Please suggest ...

When Esther Shkop of Rogers Park shops for clothing, she looks first at the price. But before she buys a garment, she also scrutinizes its label to see if it violates the Jewish law of shatnez. Little ...

Rav Kook, the first chief rabbi of Palestine for the Ashkenazi community, wove Judaism into modernity through an understanding of his duty to unite a fractured peoplehood. His words contextualized ...