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The Fast of Esther: A Minor Fast Day

The joy of Purim is preceded by solemnity.

Unmasking the Purim Heroes

Were Mordecai and Esther assimilated Jews?

Kosher Food: What Makes Food Kosher or Not

The word "kosher" literally means "fit" or "appropriate."

Kashrut & Reform Judaism

A look at what, if any, aspects of this practice are relevant for modern Reform Jews.

Kashrut & Physical Purity

A traditionalist perspective Kashrut on gives us a physical sense of purity.

Eco-Kashrut: Standards for What and How We Eat

Incorporating environmental concerns into to the Jewish dietary laws.

Vegetarianism: An Alternative Kashrut

The author argues that our evolving religious sensibilities should bring us to recognize vegetarianism as a new mitzvah.

Vegetarianism and Jewish Ethics

An American Reform rabbi argues that it is a mitzvah to refrain from eating meat.

Vegetarianism and Kashrut

Moral and theological implications of vegetarianism can be seen as a challenge to the rabbinic tradition.

Keeping Kosher: Contemporary Views

Recent writers reflect on what observing kashrut has meant in their own lives.

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