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Planning the Right Jewish Wedding for You
How to make your wedding both authentically Jewish and personally meaningful.
The Spiritual Trauma of Taking a Life
How the kosher practice of waiting between meat and dairy reminds us of Moses' discomfort with violence.
Meet the Torah’s Bold Band of Status Quo-Challenging Sisters
In this busy portion, the daughters of Zelophehad succeed in staking claim their father’s land — sort of.
Where the False Claim That Jews Controlled the Slave Trade Comes From
Like many others, Jews participated in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, but they by no means dominated it.
The Call of the Void
The famed red heifer is a key part of a biblical purification process. But why do we need laws to create a system of purity and impurity in the first place?
What Were Pogroms?
Anti-Jewish violence sweeping the Russian Empire in the late 19th century spurred many Jews to emigrate and organize politically.