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Anzia Yezierska
In America, a female sweatshop worker from a Polish shtetl could become a renowned writer and Hollywood commodity.
Art Spiegelman
Using a medium often associated with lightheartedness to portray the horrors of the Holocaust.
Jewish Views on Organ Donation
Jewish views on organ donation are overridden by a single halakhic (legal) concept: pikuach nefesh—the Jewish obligation to save lives.
Parashat Beshalach: Summary
Moses leads the Israelites into the wilderness after their escape from Egypt. God sends manna to feed them and Amalek attacks the Israelites.
Weaving Together Ritual and Ethics
Only through the combination of ritual and ethics can Judaism fully express itself.
Parashat Achrei Mot: Summary
God instructs Moses regarding the procedures for the Day of Atonement; sexual prohibitions are then listed.
Wissenschaft des Judenthums
The new academic study of Judaism examined Jewish religion from the scholarly perspectives of theology, literature, and history.
The Nature Of Holiness
The commandment to be holy raises questions about our responsibilities towards community and our relationships with God.
The Limits Of Spirituality
Nadav and Avihu died in an act of sanctification; our goal should be to sanctify God through our lives, not our deaths.