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Beliefs & Practices, Bible, Jewish Texts
The Making of a Torah Scroll
Written by hand, a sefer Torah is produced according to strict specifications.
Queer Tribes: Finding a Place for Alternative Families
I n honor of Father’s/Fathers’ Day, we bring you Gregg Drinkwater’s essay on being a gay dad. You can read ...
Jewish Thought, Live, More Holidays, Science and Ecology, Study, Tu Bishvat
The Environmentally Conscious Jewish Home
For Jewish families, caring for the environment could be part of a wider consciousness of living in a world that is a divine gift.
What Does ‘Torah’ Mean?
Not just the Five Books of Moses, torah can refer to a single teaching — or all of Jewish tradition.
Celebrate, Passover, Passover Food
The Seder Plate
The placement and symbolism of the items on the seder plate.
Celebrate, Eat, Passover, Rabbis Without Borders
It’s Over…or Is It?
Passover has passed us over and last night’s dinner was a veritable chametz -fest. “But wait!” you shout, “Passover isn’t ...
Disability, Gender & Sexuality, Keshet
Let’s Get The Conversation Started: LGBT Jews and Orthodox Communities
We are a group of observant, Orthodox families from across the United States, including Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New ...
Clothing & Appearance, Jewish Texts, Rabbis Without Borders, Study, Talmud
JP Morgan, a Prostitute, and the Talmud
…And to be clear, in the following analogy, Chase is the prostitute.At a time when two-income families struggle to make ...
Beliefs & Practices, Bible, Shavuot, Study
The Ten Commandments
The division and structure has been open to interpretation throughout history.