From Redemption to Responsibility: Spiritual Introspection During the Omer
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Jewish tradition teaches that music unlocks the door to divine connection.
Once a tolerated and regulated practice, polygamy is virtually unheard of in Jewish life today.
Distinguishing between different types of Jewish prayers.
These are among Judaism’s most comforting words.
An introduction to Jewish visual arts from Bezalel to the 21st century.
God describes the restrictions related to priests’ sexuality and marriage. God then describes a variety of holidays, including Passover, Shabbat, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. God outlines the omer period, asking the Israelites to bring food offerings to the priests for seven weeks.
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An unusual juxtaposition in this Torah portion highlights an oft-overlooked piece of observing the major festivals.
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Renters and robbers.
Teaching sharpens the mind.
Variable wages.
Someday our current sorrows will be memories, woven into the tapestry of our shared destiny.
Living the Jewish calendar is to be bound by Jewish peoplehood and Jewish solidarity
In this moment of crisis, we need to let things arise and evaporate, leaving us unburdened enough to do the work of peace.
Can a Jewish person receive a transplanted heart valve from a pig?
From cabal to camel, a list of English words that derive from Hebrew.
The Jewish concept of a divinely ordained soulmate dates back at least to the Talmud.
Dreaming was a major source of prophetic insight in the Torah, but Jewish texts also betray a certain anxiety about dreaming.