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Beliefs & Practices, Gender & Sexuality, Live, Study
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.
Jews Around the Globe, Modern Israel
Mizrahi Jews in Israel
Jews from Arab lands are gaining more and more influence in Israeli society.
American Jews, Jewish History, Live, Study, Women & Feminism
American Synagogue Sisterhoods
Jewish women serving congregation, denomination, American and world Jewry
Ashkenazi Jews Embrace Sephardic Fare
Now that the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are being realized, American Jewry is embracing Sephardic cooking.
A Real-Life Purim Superhero: An Interview with Elisabeth Kushner
The world’s first LGBT inclusive Jewish children’s book in English has arrived! Published by Kar-Ben Publishing, an award-winning publisher of ...
Havinenu: A Shortened Version of the Amidah
When and why Jews say an abbreviated Amidah. Full text and translation of Havinenu included.
Beliefs & Practices, Gender & Sexuality, Live, Study, Women & Feminism
Reshaping Jewish Memory
In the Torah, women are absent at the covenantal moment; to make up for this, Jewish history must be reconstructed.
Beliefs & Practices, God, Study
Monotheism
Scholars debate whether the Israelites recognized only one God or worshipped only one God.