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Beliefs & Practices, Birth, Live, Newborn Ceremonies, Study
Ceremonies to Welcome Babies
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Jewish Texts, JOFA's Torch, Study, Talmud
From Secular Jew to Talmud Scholar Part I: How I Came to Study Talmud
Readers often ask: How did a girl raised in a secular socialist family in Los Angeles come to be a ...
Health & Wellness, Live, Southern & Jewish
How to Be the Jewish Daughter of a Cancer Patient
Today is World Cancer Day, a day when people worldwide are focused on cancer, to encourage its prevention, detection, and ...
Fast Days for Repentance & Atonement
The Jewish calendar has a number of such days in addition to Yom Kippur.
Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Live, Women & Feminism
It’s Not Just for Feminists Anymore
It’s not easy being a feminist.We are the butts of jokes, the objects of stereotypes, and the recipients of sometimes ...
Beliefs & Practices, Clothing & Appearance, Study
Inner Beauty, Outward Beauty, and Health
Judaism recognizes the primacy of an inner beauty, but we are nonetheless called upon to care for our bodies and not discouraged from tending to our appearance.
Why Parents Are the Only Loved Ones Traditionally Mourned a Full Year
Rites for mothers and fathers are more demanding than those for other relatives, even siblings, spouses and children.
Ask the Expert: Post-Mortem Bris
Do we circumcise a baby who died before he was eight days old?