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Jews & Sports: Premodern History
Throughout Jewish history until the rise of the Zionist movement, Jews have harbored negative attitudes toward sports, often with good reason.
Jewish Routines for Children
Creating positive educational experiences for your family.
What Does ‘Torah’ Mean?
Not just the Five Books of Moses, torah can refer to a single teaching — or all of Jewish tradition.
How Being An Inclusion Counselor Changed My Life
February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month. Join us as we share stories that highlight the impact of inclusion ...
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Law, JOFA's Torch, Live, Study, Women & Feminism
From Isolation to Community: Opening the Conversation on Mikvah
Two weeks each month, I refrain from physical intimacy with my husband because of Jewish law. It is not only ...
What Is a Nazir (or Nazirite)?
In ancient times, a few select individuals abstained from wine and hair cutting to achieve closeness with God.
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Bible 101
The Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, is divided into three sections: Torah, Prophets and Writings.