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What To Expect At Synagogue Services on Saturday Morning

A guide for bar/bat mitzvah guests and other newcomers to Sabbath worship.

Conversion: A Black Jewish Can-Do Story

How one woman went from having no idea what Shabbat was to celebrating it every week.

There Are No Chained Men

In the context of Jewish divorce, there are no chained men. Why?

Alternative Bar and Bat Mitzvah Ceremonies

How to have a meaningful ceremony even if you don't belong to a synagogue.

Ask the Expert: Baby Showers

Is it against the rules, or just a superstition?

Sotah: Understanding Change

Confronting a troubling biblical narrative.

Are Health and Fitness Jewish Values?

How your New Year's resolution fits into the Jewish tradition.

The Cruel Demands of Purity and Beauty

By and large it is not only the preference for beauty that has spilled into Western culture, but also the equation between beauty and goodness.

Reconciling Biblical Morality with Our Own

Assumptions in Leviticus 18 are in some cases abhorrent to contemporary sensibilities.

Reappropriating the Taboo

Bringing new meaning to the status of a menstruating woman.

Jewish Women and Suburbanization

A close look at the role of women and girls in the early American suburbs.

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