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LAND OF ISRAEL IN JEWISH THOUGHT

The State of Israel is a relatively new political entity, but the Land of Israel has been a theological anchor for Jews for millennia. From biblical promises to medieval abstractions to debates about Zionism today, thinking about Israel has dominated Jewish life even more than living in Israel.

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    It's customary to stay up all night learning Torah on the first night of Shavuot....

  • Not My Concern...

    President Obama’s comments on gay marriage provoked much comment and consternation.  In the Jewish world, while one national Democratic leader endorse......

  • The Magic of Summer Camp

    When my ten year old daughter heads to sleep-away camp this summer she will follow a family tradition that began the summer after World War II....

  • Green Apple Blintz

    Blintzes have had a long and happy relationship with Shavuot....

  • Reciprocal Receiving on Rosh Chodesh

    The Western Wall beckoned at the beginning of the new Hebrew month of Kislev, 5760. I was studying at the Conservative Yeshiva for a month and resi......