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Jews and Non-Jews in Modernity

Jews and their neighbors have always co-existed, sometimes in harmony, and other times striving for it.

Sally Priesand: First American Female Rabbi

Ordained in 1972 by the Reform movement, she paved the way to the rabbinate for many women.

Reform Rabbis Debate Women’s Ordination

Today in Jewish History: June 30, 1922

Star Trek: Jewish Thought and Social Revolution

The famous science fiction franchise explores distant galaxies with religious verve.

Extras in the Siddur

Editors of siddurim (prayer books) have included a variety of bonus materials.

What Is Gematria?

Hebrew numerology, and the secrets of the Torah.

Translating the Bible

The challenges in creating a sensitive, idiomatic, and accurate translation of a classical Jewish text.

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.

On Saying Kaddish: A Story

A story illustrates the power of reciting Kaddish for a parent.

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