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Why Music is Fundamental to Jewish Prayer
Jewish tradition teaches that music unlocks the door to divine connection.
Is Mah-Jongg a Jewish Game?
This Chinese parlor game found Jewish enthusiasts in the Catskills.
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Early Zionist philosopher.
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The Jewish people’s traditional language has a storied past.
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Summary
In this Torah portion, Moses details many of God’s laws to the Israelites. These include laws about worshiping other gods, kashrut, business ethics and treatment of animals. God outlines the details of three holidays: Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot. God provides an angel to protect the Israelites from their enemies and warns the Israelites not to worship other gods. Moses ascends Mount Sinai to meet with God for 40 days and 40 nights, leaving Aaron and Hur in charge.
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Parashat Mishpatim: Overcoming Victimhood
This Torah portion offers a vital ethical message for a people who have suffered centuries of oppression.
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Our weekly Shabbat newsletter, Recharge, features a thoughtful, timely essay to enrich your Shabbat. Here are a few of our recent pieces:
On Jewishness
The decisions I make in response to my Jewish inheritance shape my Jewishness more than the specific circumstances into which I was born.
Higher Than Speech is Song
The more extraordinary our spiritual experiences, the more they put us beyond the scope of words
From the Sickbed
Sometimes we need the help of others to draw us out from the prison of our suffering.
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Engaging with Torah is like yoga for the mind: It keeps our perspectives flexible and creativity strong.
Ask the Expert: Do All Religions Worship the Same God?
Jews don’t have a monopoly on God, but we do privilege and prefer our own access.
Similar Jewish Words You Don’t Want to Mix Up
From kibbitz/kibbutz to mitzvah/mikveh, we round up some easily confused Hebrew and Yiddish terms.
Who Was Moses in the Bible?
The greatest Jewish prophet led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Torah at Sinai, but he never entered the promised land.
How to Talk to God
The Hasidic prayer practice of hitbodedut — talking to God freely in one’s native tongue — helps to build intimacy over time.
Tikkun Olam: Repairing the World
This phrase with kabbalistic roots has come to connote social justice.