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Israel as Estranged Wives and Widows
The metaphor of Israel as the wife of God receives several potent and shocking midrashic reinterpretations as the rabbis reflect on Israel's suffering and persecution.
Twice Blessed: Jewish and Gay in the 21st Century
An examination of contemporary gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Jewish communities.
Homosexuality, Choice, and Jewish Law
If homosexuality is not chosen, then there is precedent in Jewish law for condoning it.
The Reality of Sex Outside Marriage
Non-marital sex is not ideal, but that doesn't mean Judaism has nothing to say about it.
Rosh Hashanah Haftarah: 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10
This haftarah tells the story of the birth of Samuel.
Rosh Hashanah Haftarah: Nehemiah 7:72-:83, 9-11
This alternative Haftarah for Rosh Hashanah used in Reform Judaism describes a Tishrei observance
Jewish History, 1914 to 1948
The Jewish experience between 1914 and 1948 begins and ends with war. In 1914, WWI began, a watershed in both European and Jewish history, as it marked the end of four great empires: the Tsarist, Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, and German Reich.
Should Jews Sell Guns?
Selling the tools of violence to people prone to violence violates the biblical prohibition of "setting a stumbling block before the blind."