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Jews in South Africa

The health and state of this Jewish community presents a complex picture.

Jews in Germany Today

The land where Hitler once ruled has a burgeoning Jewish community.

Jewish Population Trends

Since World War II, migration and birth trends have changed Jewish demographics.

Is Thanksgiving Kosher?

Applying Jewish law to Turkey Day.

Jewish Home and Community

The two pillars of Jewish life.

‘Awake, Awake, Miriam the Prophetess’

Selections from two tehines (women's prayers)

Tehines: Women’s Prayers

Not part of the fixed liturgy, women used these prayers to commemorate special holidays and special times in their lives.

Becoming Free in Judaism

From the beginning of biblical time, man has struggled to break his binding ties in order to become free, independent, and fully human.

Yiddish Literature in the 20th Century

Yiddish writers emigrated from Europe, and though Yiddish writing all but ceased after the Holocaust, it is seeing a small rebirth today.

Mechitzah: Separate Seating in the Synagogue

A curtain or other divider separates men and women while they pray in some synagogues.

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