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Aleinu

A popular prayer with a controversial history.

His Bar Mitzvah; My Religious Crisis

How do you send your child to Hebrew school when you hated it?

Five Ways the Super Bowl is like Online Judaism

As a rabbi of an online congregation, I am often asked about whether people have “real” Jewish experiences online. Some ...

Conversion in Israel: An Arduous Journey

Jumping through hoops may look easy to this observant couple who sought an Orthodox conversion in Israel.

Tisha B’Av FAQ

Your questions about the Jewish day of mourning answered.

Sukkot History Up to the Second Temple Period

Observances in ancient times were associated with the land.

Bet You Can’t Eat Just One!

Potato chips can be absolutely addicting. The marketing of processed foods in America has brilliantly caught us in our weakness ...

The Cry of the Mother Whose Son We Have Killed in Battle

The rabbis of the Talmud have taught that the shofar must be blown with a particular intention: to sound like ...

The Ritual of Rituals

Even small habits can have big meaning

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