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Ask the Expert: Shabbat in the Land of the Midnight Sun

How can I tell when Shabbat starts if it never gets dark?

The Tangled History of Noodle Kugel

From sweet to spicy, a love of lockshen kugel unites the Jews.

Dreaming the World into Being

Jewish tradition suggests that dreams awaken the imaginative faculty without which prophecy is impossible.

Historical Sources for Small Communities

Many of the Jewish communities that I research and write about for our Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities are quite ...

Terrorism in Israel: Questions and Answers

Palestinian attacks on civilians have been a feature of life in Israel since even before the country’s establishment.

What’s an Interfaith Rabbi?

Last week The New Republic ran a story saying that the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the seminary of the American Jewish ...

Let Rabbis Lead!

Last month Rabbi Yamin Levy (note: I studied with Rabbi Levy when I was a rabbinical student at YCT Rabbinical ...

Small Town Field Trip for Fort Worth Teens

One of the foundational ideas behind the ISJL is that mid-size and large congregations should build connections to smaller Jewish ...

More on the GA and da Young Folk

JTA’s Jacob Berkman has written up a detailed article about the “youth-focused” sessions at the GA. He quotes me criticizing ...

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