When the world’s religions share just one symbol, it must be pretty important. It blesses and purifies and is the source of all life. That symbol is water. Maybe folks don’t seem to be agreeing on a ...

My congregation recently celebrated its annual Water Ceremony, which invites participants to share water collected during the summer. The water is all poured into a large bowl as people share the ...

DEAR DREAM RETRIEVER: I have had this very simple but confusing dream for the last two nights. In my dream, I am watching a goldfish swim around and I am intrigued by this. For some reason, and I ...

Jaya Saxena is a correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. I sent out an informal ...