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Alcoholism And The Nation Priests
The priestly prohibition against excessive drinking reminds us to support those in our community challenged by alcoholism.
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish History, Jews Around the Globe, Ladino, Sephardic Jews, Study
The Sephardic Exodus to the Ottoman Empire
How Jews fleeing Spain and Portugal transformed the region.
Celebrate, Jewish History, Southern & Jewish, Study
No Trick, All Treat: Halloween Isn’t Bad for The Jews
Today’s guest post is from our friend (and one of our favorite scholars!) Dr. Joel M. Hoffman. Last year, we ...
Celebrate, Live, More Holidays, Tu Bishvat
What The Talmud Teaches About Trees
Trees were viewed in both economic and symbolic terms by the rabbis of talmudic times.
Ten Commandments for Today
What are the most important rules for living justly and peacefully today?
Israeli Culture, Jewish Culture, Jewish Film, Study
Conflict Films
Liberal politics in Israeli movies of the 1980s and '90s.
Interfaith, Live, Rabbis Without Borders, Weddings & Marriage
Always the Rabbi, Never the Bride? Adding Values to a Jewish Wedding
Having officiated at many weddings over the years, I sometimes joked to my friends that I was “always the rabbi, ...
How to Freeze Challah
5 tried-and-true tips to freezing perfectly every time.
I Am Jewishly Grateful for Muslim Americans
In the last few weeks, we have seen the ugliness of racism in politics, with campaigners using prejudice and fear ...