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JEWISH PRACTICES: Reflections on Jewish Living

Judaism's 613 mitzvot, or commandments, guide Jewish practice. These mitzvot have been interpreted and codified into a system of Halakhah--Jewish law. Today, the denominations of Judaism practice differently, influenced by diverse interpretations of Jewish law, secular values, and conceptions of holiness.

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    "Rabbi Yehiel maintained that he had learnt from his teachers never to worry about two things--what can be corrected and what cannot be corrected.

  • Shabbat Unplugged

    Late last year, I finally got around to reading A.J.

  • Wise Fridays: Respecting the Aged

    "Show respect to an old man who has forgotten his learning through no fault of his own, for we have learned that the fragments of the old tablets [of the Ten Commandments which Moses shattered] were...

  • My Favorite Unkosher Food

    What's your favorite unkosher food? Bacon? Ham? Lobster looks very appetizing.

  • Finding God Through Non-Jewish Music

    Last week in my review of Rabbi Elie Kaunfer's book, Empowered Judaism, I wrote about how I've never had the kind of spiritually invigorating prayer experience that drives Elie.