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Jewish Socialism in the United States, 1880-1920

The birth and growth of American Jewish socialism.

Every Person is a Tree

The Biblical law protecting fruit trees during war provides an opportunity for Jewish exegetes to reflect on ecology and the wanton destruction of life.

Nine Jewish Blessings for Extraordinary Moments

Most Jewish prayers are recited at regular intervals or on specific occasions, but a few are said in circumstances that are anything but routine.

Mizrahi Feminism in Israel

Mizrahi feminism is often described as an intersectional feminism that focuses mainly on the struggle against gender and ethnic oppression.

Future of Jewish Humor

Can Jewish-American humor survive the assimilationist 21st century?

What’s Jewish About “The Simpsons”?

Jews & Judaism pervade this classic animated sitcom and its fictional town of Springfield.

Jewish-American Fiction in the 21st Century

Vibrancy and diversity mark the new crop of novelists and story writers.

Woody Allen

Love him or despise him, Woody Allen is an American-Jewish filmmaking legend.

The Rabbinic Conversion Ceremony

The different layers of the rabbinic discussion of conversion reveal the beginnings of a transformation from a citizenship ritual to a theological initiation rite.

A Failed Peddler

An immigrant's memoir of trying to jump on the Jewish-peddler bandwagon

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