Beliefs & Practices

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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.

Hastening Death vs. Letting Death Come: A Reform View

When it's acceptable to use a "living will" to end treatment of terminally ill patients

The Land of Israel in Modern Jewish Thought

In modernity, Jews have believed in various kinds of Zionism--and some have also stood in opposition.

Entering a Synagogue

Tips for the novice shul-goer.

The Noahide Laws

Seven commandments which, according to Jewish tradition, are incumbent upon all of humankind.

What Is Idolatry?

Rejection of "foreign worship" is a primary commandment and central to the Jewish worldview.

Reconstructionist Judaism and the Rejection of Chosen People

According to Reconstructionism's founder, the idea of chosenness divides peoples from each other and should be rejected, not reinterpreted.

Euthanasia: A Jewish View

Traditional rabbinic authorities forbid instigating the death of a terminally ill patient.

In Vitro Fertilization: Jewish Considerations

Most Jewish authorities permit test tube conception, but worry about what to do with the unneeded genetic material.

Pidyon Haben

The ceremony of the "redemption" of the first-born son.

The Challenges Of Humility

We should respond to our prosperity with recognition of the factors that lead to our success and with humility before God.

Shalom: Peace in Hebrew

Along with truth and justice, peace is among the most hallowed Jewish values.

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