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The Torah Service
The Torah is taken out during prayer services on Shabbat, Mondays and Thursdays.
National Redemption
The blessings that conclude the Amidah's center section emphasize God's redemption of Israel.
The Amidah
Moving from praise to petition to thanksgiving, the Amidah inculcates a sense of connection to God.
Mordecai Kaplan: Founder of Reconstructionist Judaism
An examination of the philosophy of one of the 20th century's most prominent Jewish thinkers.
Radical Theology: Confronting the Crises of Modernity
The findings of modern science and the tragedy of the Holocaust led some Jewish thinkers to redefine God.
The Blessings Around the Shema
The structure of these three blessings reflects the historical progress from creation to revelation to redemption.
Shema as a Love Story
The three paragraphs of the Shema can be interpreted allegorically by connecting each of the three paragraphs to a different stage of a growing, loving relationship.
Israel’s Political Parties
Israeli Political Parties. The Israeli Electoral System. Israeli Politics. Contemporary Israel. The Jewish State. Jewish History and Community.
Monotheism
Scholars debate whether the Israelites recognized only one God or worshipped only one God.
