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A Megillah for Hanukkah?

The case for reviving a tradition of reading the Scroll of Antiochus.

Lamentations

Eicha, the Book of Lamentations, asks important questions that address the theological crisis following the Jewish exile.

The Jewish Connection to Jerusalem

Remembering Jerusalem permeates Jewish belief, thought, and practice in profound and powerful ways.

A Communal Mourning

On Tisha B'Av, re-enacting the sorrow felt by those who survived the destruction of the Temple

Shavuot In the Community

Some of the customs associated with this holiday display remnants of the agricultural tradition.

The Lesson of Habakkuk

An interpretation of this reading explains why Israel received God's revelation.

Checklist: Setting a Passover Seder Table

Everything you need for a beautiful ritual.

Self-Deception

Before the Children of Israel enter the land, Moses cautions them against self-deception, an appropriate warning for the High Holidays as well.

Josephus’s Version of Esther

A public relations piece for Jews?

How the Book of Esther Changed

Several Greek versions of the Purim story survive, along with the biblical text we read today.

The High Holidays

A guide to Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and the days in between.

Jewish Law, Shabbat and the World to Come

The school of Shammai constructed its version of the Sabbath laws on the basis of the notion that Shabbat is a foretaste of life in the perfect world, yet to come.

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