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A Summary of the Torah

A description of the highlights of the Torah, according to the divisions of the weekly portions.

Halakhah: Sources and Development

From biblical law, through classic rabbinic debate and medieval law codes, and continuing in the modern period, Jewish law has undergone constant development.

Rabbi Isaac Alfasi: Rif

A legal code for the Jews of medieval North Africa and Spain.

Spirituality & the Elderly: A Jewish Perspective

How can we age like Abraham and Sarah?

Leonard Cohen: Poet, Prophet, Eternal Optimist

A famous songwriter whose novels and poems explored Jewish identity and spirituality.

In Ashkenaz

The rabbis of France and Germany created new genres of halakhic literature.

Kitniyot: Not Quite Hametz

The Passover debate surrounding rice, millet, corn and legumes.

A Guide to Yom Kippur Prayers

The Day of Atonement contains more services than any other observance in Judaism.

Yizkor: The Unending Conversation

Yizkor is part of an ongoing conversation with the dead, but what we don't realize is that we constantly converse with the dead in daily life.

Kislev & Hanukkah

The connections between the month and the holiday.

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