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Celebrate, Jewish Texts, JOFA's Torch, Live, Study, Women & Feminism
An Old Shul Still Paving the Way
It is funny to celebrate the 120th anniversary of our synagogue when Judaism tells us that 120 years should mark ...
And Yanklowitz…
Yesterday I posted Rabbi Avi Shafran’s response to Shmuly Yanklowitz’s response to Rabbi Shafran’s op-ed response to Yanklowitz’s organization’s response ...
Top 5 American Jewish Women Most People Have Never Heard Of
One of the biggest pleasures in writing American Jewish women’s history is discovering the immensely talented, hardworking, committed women whose ...
Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Passover, Seder, Sukkot, Women & Feminism
All Your Males…
I hate Jewish holidays.I got married soon after becoming Orthodox, and I was excited to celebrate the Jewish holidays fully ...
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Thought, Science and Ecology, Study
Judaism & Science in History
Jewish tradition and scientific reasoning provide two different and sometimes contradictory sources of truth, and Jewish thinkers throughout the ages have struggled to address these contradictions.
JOFA's Torch, Live, Pray, Women & Feminism
Mincha in the Midwest
This past Shabbat as I walked to synagogue for mincha, afternoon services, I was thinking about how I would introduce ...
Celebrate, Lag Ba'Omer, More Holidays
Ask the Expert: Shaving During the Omer
Can I shave my bikini line?
Israel, Israel History, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Modern Israel, Zionism
Modern Israeli History: A Timeline
Key moments in the Jewish state's history.
Celebrate, Denominations, Jewish Law, JOFA's Torch, Live, Study, Women & Feminism
The Rabbi In My Bedroom
When I got married, there were a million things on my to-do list. There was one thing, one pretty important ...