Beliefs & Practices

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How Much Jesus Is Too Much Jesus?

What is it about Jesus that is sometimes just too much for us Jews?

What Makes A House A (Jewish) Home?

The mezuzah isn't a finishing touch, but a starting point.

What is the Star of David?

This common symbol for Judaism and Israel is newer than one might think.

Finding Meaning in Ancient Rituals

How the sacrificial system lives on.

In God’s Image: B’tselem Elohim

Jewish texts teach that all humans are created in the image of God.

Haredim (Charedim), or Ultra-Orthodox Jews

You've seen the black hats and long dresses--but who are the people underneath?

Holiness (Kedushah)

The Torah exhorts the Israelites to be holy and tells them how to do so.

Jewish Practices 101

Jewish daily life and practice is how Jews do things--day in and day out, and week after week--that embody the ideals and standards expressed in Judaism’s sacred writings and its ancient (and modern) traditions.

Hagbah and Gelilah Explained

Raising and dressing the Torah.

Jewish Spirituality

Renewing Jewish expression, belief, and practice--in ways traditional and new.

The Blue of the Ocean, the Sky and the Tzitzit

Our relationship with the Divine must also encompass a relationship with the world that surrounds us.

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