Search results for
American Jews, Jewish History, Study
How Jewish Gangsters Fought the Nazis
During the rise of Nazism and the foundation of Israel, notorious Jewish gangsters proved to be true supporters of their people.
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Jewish Texts, Study
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
External texts from the Second Temple period.
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Rabbis Without Borders
Light Growing in My Darkness
I am a person particularly affected by sunlight, aware of a shift in my body and mood that coincides with ...
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Rabbis Without Borders
Can Our Love Be Bigger Than Our Fear?
My fear is not very far below the surface. It rises when I hear about another shooting in Brooklyn, sometimes ...
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
Art Green in Utah
During the second day of the “Why Be Jewish?” conference, Art Green taught several passages from the Sefat Emet and ...
Celebrate, Eat, Hanukkah, Interfaith, Southern & Jewish
The 4 Questions of Thanksgiving
As I get ready for my Southern family’s traditional Thanksgiving celebration, which this year will overlap our celebration of Hanukkah… ...
Leviticus 19
This climactic chapter emphasizes the obligation to be holy in our dealings with our fellow human beings.
Celebrate, Mourn, Rosh Chodesh
Blessing the New Moon
The ritual of blessing the moon is not widely practiced--but carries deep spiritual meaning.
Leil Purim: A Kurdish Jewish Women’s Holiday
Imitating Queen Esther, Kurdish Jewish women used to bathe in the river on Purim night.