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Gender & Sexuality, Keshet, Live
My Son, My Hero
“Mom!” My sixteen year old son, Sage, announced excitedly to me at a Bat Mitzvah party this past weekend, a ...
Beliefs & Practices, Rosh Hashanah
Reflections for Elul
Four prominent Jewish thinkers share jewels of wisdom in preparation for the High Holidays.
Summer Reading Recommendation: Esther Goes to Madison, WI
Last month I was picking through a pile of books and came across Good for the Jews, by Debra Spark, ...
Beliefs & Practices, FAQ, Magic & the Supernatural, Suffering & Evil in Judaism
Do Jews Believe in Satan?
In Jewish texts, the devil is sometimes an adversary and sometimes an embodiment of evil.
Jewish Culture, Jewish Literature, Live
Philip Roth
A review of the Jewish satirist's long career in fiction.
Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakk
They struggled to reconcile the words of earlier prophets.
Beliefs & Practices, Science and Ecology, Study, Tzedakah
Pe’ah: The Corners of Our Fields
Rabbinic commentators interpreted the law of leaving the corners of one's field for those in need in light of their own concerns about the poor.
Birth, Brit Milah, Live, Newborn Ceremonies
A History of Brit Milah
Shifting views and philosophies about the Jewish practice of circumcising baby boys on the eighth day of life.