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At 6’2”, 210-pound Avi Rosenblum has tattoos that reflect his religious faith and cultural heritage. He stands out. Some might ...

Brooding over a psalmist's question in the face of death.

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Last week Josh Zakim, son of the famous Jewish-American religious and civil rights leader Lenny Zakim, did something pretty fantastic. ...

Do we respond immediately to a claim of dire need, or perform

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The capacity to resist the injustice of the world is present with us every day.

The economic history of the Jews in Palestine in late antiquity