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Conservative Judaism Today
Smaller but more committed, the movement is seeing vibrant, sometimes divisive debate as it navigates between tradition and change.
Day Schools: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
A former head of school and longtime educator reports on his experiences with Jewish day schools.
Religious School: An Institution Jews Love to Hate
Experts from the Experiment in Congregational Education address the challenges of creating and maintaining interesting and informative religious schools.
The Life and Times of…uh…God
Author Jack Miles' Pulitzer Prize winning biography is just divine.
Secular Humanistic Judaism: Rejecting God
Humans, not God, are at the center of this Jewish denomination.
What We Talk About When We Talk About God
So God is just like you and me, right? Maimonides explains why the Bible's descriptions of God can't be taken literally.
Thinking and Speaking About God
Using language--a human construct--to describe the divine is a precarious matter.
Brit Milah: Why Boys Are Circumcised
How Jewish thinkers over the ages have explained the importance of ritual circumcision.
When She Arrives
How can creativity and a sense of commandedness be combined when confronting new ritual needs?