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Parashat Shoftim: Justice, Death and Uncertainty

Judaism provides for the liminal, confusing period of grief with a series of stages.

How to Light Candles on Rosh Hashanah 

Learn the blessing recited over candles at the beginning of Rosh Hashanah.

Can Non-Jews Receive Synagogue Honors?

Being called to the Torah for an aliyah and leading certain prayers are, among other synagogue rituals, generally reserved for Jews. 

Kiddushin 3

Methods of exclusion.

The Torah’s Political Wisdom

How Parashat Shoftim anticipated the fight over Israel’s judicial system.

Kiddushin 2

Welcome to Tractate Kiddushin!

Gittin 90

What is marriage?

Gittin 89

The real spinsters.

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