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The tale of this young Moabite widow teaches a lesson in ethical behavior.

These are traditionally found both in the home and the synagogue.

The days between Passover and Shavuot are considered a time of mourning.

Music in modern-day Israel has a rich history reaching back to the years before the founding of the State.

A unique sound emanating from a unique place

Now that the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are being realized, American Jewry is embracing Sephardic cooking.

Rabbinic restrictions on behavior in the synagogue reveal continuing tension between ordinary Jews' sense of being at home and at ease there, and the desire of rabbis to set it apart as a sacred place.

Tefillin are reminders of God's laws.

Evidence from Qumran shows that the medieval debate about the order of biblical passages in tefillin has ancient roots.