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Mourning customs reflect the depersonalization and distance from God experienced by the mourner who has just confronted the death of a close relative.

How Karaite laws influence weddings, divorce and ritual purity.

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Rabbi Akiva argued that the Song of Songs "defiled the hands" — which meant it was sacred. In fact, he argued it was the most sacred book of the Bible.

Key moments in the Jewish state's history.

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Shabbat waits for no one.

A chief rabbi in Ireland and pre-state Israel, he was the father of Chaim Herzog, a president of Israel.

Why don't Jews seek converts?