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Simchat Torah Firsts
This past Simchat Torah I had the fortune of dividing my time between two minyanim: the Mount Sinai Jewish Center in Washington ...
Celebrate, Interfaith, The Canteen
thanksGIVING
We continue our series on giving. Autumn is definitely my favorite time of year. I love the change in weather, ...
Mississippi: Jewish in Plenty of Ways That Matter
I recently came across this list of the “most and least Jewish states.” The list is derived from a study by ...
No Choice But to Dance
Believe me, I wish I did, but I have no choice but to dance. It chose me. It is amazing ...
Beliefs & Practices, Gender & Sexuality, JOFA's Torch, Live
Two Thirds A Jewish Woman
I am two thirds a woman. There are only three mitzvot uniquely, singularly, and expressly for women, making up the ...
Why “The Purim Superhero” is the Book I’ve Been Waiting For
I’ve always believed quite firmly that what is on our kids’ bookshelves, and what we, parents and children together, share ...
Celebrate, More Holidays, Yom Ha'atzmaut
Yom Ha’atzmaut Liturgy
Religious observance of Yom Ha'atzmaut draw on a variety of Jewish customs.
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Thought, Study, War & Peace
The Ethics of Jewish War
Few traditional sources discuss the ethics of fighting noncombatants, but some Jewish laws of war do display a moral genesis.