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Making Utensils Passover-Ready

There are additional requirements for making sure Passover utensils are kosher.

How Is This Seder Different?

A selection of seder customs from around the world

The Haggadah

What's inside the book that serves as guide, script and liturgy of the Passover seder.

The Seder Plate

The placement and symbolism of the items on the seder plate.

Types of Matzah

Traditional Jews refrain from using certain types of matzah at the seder.

Investigating Tzedakah Requests: A Talmudic Inquiry

Do we respond immediately to a claim of dire need, or perform

Men’s Head Covering in Synagogue: Reform Judaism’s Views

Changing ideas about whether men should wear a kippah (skullcap) during prayer reflect development and maturation of American Reform attitudes toward tradition.

The Birth of the Good Inclination

In rabbinic texts, the distinction between childhood and young adulthood is the birth of the yetzer hatov, the good inclination.

Contemporary Environmental Concerns

Contemporary Concerns on Nature and the Environment. Jewish Nature. Jewish Environment.

Is Bar/Bat Mitzvah a Communal or Personal Rite?

The bar/bat mitzvah service now focuses on the child as individual, but the synagogue community should not suffer.

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