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If ritual is to create a shared language across the generations, we must ensure the Judaism we practice is recognizable both to our ancestors and descendants.

Substantive objections.

Firstborn of Satan.

While lighting two Shabbat candles is a widespread custom, Jewish law only requires one.

Whether glassware can be rendered fit for kosher use depends on who you ask.

Damp olives.

When Hillelites married Shammaites.

Each blessing is an opportunity to marvel at the world.

Photos and illustrations of Ukraine's historic synagogues provide a glimpse into Eastern European Jewish life throughout the last 500 years.

One verse, two laws.