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To Feel More Connected, Get Physically Closer to the Torah
When you see an adorable baby, a stunning gem, or an intricately illustrated medieval Hagaddah, don’t you feel a yearning to ...
Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12: The Death of Moses
The first Torah reading for Simchat Torah
Bible, Jewish Texts, Personalities of the Bible
The Shunamite Woman: A Model of Radical Empathy
Because she had a special relationship with the prophet Elisha, her child was miraculously conceived and miraculously resurrected.
Beliefs & Practices, Clothing & Appearance, Our Bodies, Study
Tattooing in Jewish Law
A Conservative ruling on body ink.
Today’s Lavish Feasts Derive from Meals with Sacred Status
Although the bar/bat mitzvah meal is traditionally a seudat mitzvah--a meal with sacred status--extravagance has been rife for hundreds of years.
Gender & Sexuality, Jewish Texts
LGBTQ Interpretations of Jewish Texts
Ancient and modern readings of the Bible and Talmud suggest that several personalities may have defied gender and sexuality norms.
Jewish Education in Early Childhood
The long-term value of early exposure to all things Jewish
The Religious Significance of Community
For religious kibbutzim, Judaism addresses whole communities.
The Book of Esther’s Violent Ending
When an oppressed group massacres others.