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Leviticus 16:1-34: The Scapegoat Ritual

The Torah reading for Yom Kippur morning.

Kabbalistic Tu Bishvat Seder

For Jewish mystics, nature is a sacred text.

October Mourning and Tikkun Olam

“And you shall lay down, and no man shall terrify you….” Whenever I stand up in shul on Shabbat and ...

The Religious Status of Yom Ha’atzmaut

Within Israel and in the greater Jewish world there are differing views as to whether there is a religious nature to Israel's Independence Day.

Navigating a Jew-“ish” (Food) Identity

(Bonus Hummingbird Cake Recipe Included)

Traditional Sources on Sex Outside Marriage

While the Torah does not forbid premarital sex, the rabbis of the talmudic era prohibited it--but one modern authority proposed a sanctioned form of exclusive sexual relationship outside of marriage.

Mizrahi Jews in Israel

Jews from Arab lands are gaining more and more influence in Israeli society.

American Synagogue Sisterhoods

Jewish women serving congregation, denomination, American and world Jewry

Seder Moed (Appointed Time)

The order of the Mishnah that describes the customs, laws, and rituals of Judaism's holy days

When Eating Meat was a Sacrifice

It is time for the Jewish community to reconsider its diet.

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