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Judaism and Pets: Questions and Answers
What Jewish tradition says about cats, dogs and other companion animals.
Feminine Aspects of the Omer
In mystical terms, this is a period of time leading to the unification of the male and female aspects of the Divine.
Maimonides’ Legal Writings
Maimonides' extensive writings on Jewish law, or halachah, remain an unsurpassed accomplishment.
Jewish Culture, Jewish Literature, Live
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer's 9/11 novel explores the dialectic between absence and presence.
The Earth is the Lord’s
Modern-day plagues are occurring with greatly increasing frequency around the world.
How Song of Songs Became Part of the Hebrew Bible
Rabbi Akiva argued that the Song of Songs "defiled the hands" — which meant it was sacred. In fact, he argued it was the most sacred book of the Bible.
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Thought, Study
Medieval Jewish Philosophy: Reason in a Religious Age
The philosophers of the Middle Ages believed they were unearthing existing wisdom, not creating new ideas.