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Celebrate, Live, More Holidays, Mysticism, Tu Bishvat
Kabbalah and Tu Bishvat
The Jewish mystics created the Tu Bishvat seder.
Celebrate, Divorce, Eat, Jewish Texts, JOFA's Torch, Live, Rosh Hashanah, Study, Talmud, Weddings & Marriage, Women & Feminism
What Happens When Our Heroines Fail Us?
One of the great disappointments of this summer has been finding out, with the publication of Harper Lee’s Go Set ...
The Parve Baker
One of my favorite people is Jennifer Joseph, the publisher, editor-in-chief, and almost everything else behind the independent publisher Manic ...
Talmud FAIL: Yalta vs. Ulla
Most of my favorite Talmud stories center around Yalta. She’s a Talmud-era commentator who’s sometimes thought to be Rav Nachman’s ...
Ketchup is the Only Good Latke Topping. Hear Me Out.
Fried potatoes and ketchup are a classic pairing.
Bible, Jewish Texts, Study, Women & Feminism
Deborah
In a disorderly, violent time, as Israel fought for land and survival, Deborah was called--and stepped forward--to aid her people.
Beliefs & Practices, Health & Wellness, Jewish Bioethics, Jewish Ethics, Live, Mourning Rituals, Study
Jewish Views on Organ Donation
Jewish views on organ donation are overridden by a single halakhic (legal) concept: pikuach nefesh—the Jewish obligation to save lives.
Try It, You’ll Like It
My husband and I moved to Rockland County, the far suburbs of NYC, nearly two years ago. At first, it ...
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
Depression and Prayer
A few years ago, right about the time I was becoming religious, I started getting hit with Seasonal Affective Disorder. ...