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I’m Only Happy When it Rains

Every year, I do my best to engage with the process of teshuvah (repentance) during the High Holidays. A few weeks ...

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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Links to magazines and webzines

Bible 101

The Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, is divided into three sections: Torah, Prophets and Writings.

What the Bible Says About Mother’s Day

“My husband forgot Mother’s Day flowers, so I had sex with another man.” So wrote an anonymous woman disappointed in ...

Testifying for the Holocaust

Last week, Deborah Lipstadt wrote about eerie anniversaries and Hannah Arendt. Her posts have been appearing as a part of Jewish Book ...

Taanit 30

Torah study on Tisha B'Av.

What Does It Mean To Be A Blessing?

Blessings are not meant to flow into us, but rather to flow through us.

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