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Breakfast, Celebrate, Eat, Holiday Food, Jewish Recipes, Shavuot, Yom Kippur, Yom Kippur: Breaking the Fast
Smoked Salmon and Goat Cheese Quiche
Though most Jews name Hanukkah, Purim or Passover as their favorite of the many (many) holidays, I have always been ...
Rashi Roundup
In the world of Jewish learning, understanding Rashi is one of the most basic—and the most difficult—skills you’ll have to ...
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish History, Jewish Texts, Sages & Scholars, Study
Who Was Rashi?
The most widely read Jewish Bible commentator, he also wrote a running commentary to the Babylonian Talmud.
Gender & Sexuality, JOFA's Torch, Live
We’re Here, We’re Queer, We Made Cholent!
[A digital rendering of this originally hand-written epistolary blog post can be found here.]June 19, 2015Hello and Happy Pride Month!I ...
What Was the Tabernacle (Mishkan)?
A portable sanctuary in the wilderness.
Jewish Texts, Pray, Shema, Study
Deuteronomy 6:4–The Shema
While the Shema has been seen as a declaration of absolute monotheism, it has other meanings in its biblical and liturgical contexts.
Celebrate, Israel, JOFA's Torch, Study, Women & Feminism
Is there a MOFA (Muslim Orthodox Feminist Alliance)?
This past week, I listened to a Public Radio interview with Humaira Awais Shahid, a Muslim woman who is a Pakistani ...
Eat, Hanukkah Food, Holiday Food
Our Free Latke Recipes Ebook is Exactly What You Need This Holiday
If you are looking for menu inspiration for your eight crazy nights of latkes, our recipe ebook is everything you need. It’s ...
Jewish Law, JOFA's Torch, Study
Singing is a Mitzvah
I have been hiding from the audience my entire life. I am not sure if this is because I have ...