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Ask the Expert: Covering Your Eyes for the Shema

This custom has its origins in the Talmud.

How To Lead A Sephardic Rosh Hashanah Seder

This ritual for the Jewish New Year goes far beyond dipping apples in honey.

Jews in Coney Island: A History

From the fashionable to the freak show.

What Are Judaism’s Lost Tribes?

Who were they and where are they now?

Haftarah for Nitzavim: Summary

Isaiah offers a hopeful anticipation of redemption.

Parashat Nitzavim Quiz

Learn more about the weekly Torah portion.

Education for Change

The powerful lessons of hakhel and shmita.

Hair Coverings for Married Women

Why some Orthodox women cover their hair, whether with wigs, hats or scarves.

Facts about the Bedouins

Basic information about this misunderstood community of southern Israel.

Ask the Expert: Lost Conversion Certificate

How do I make aliyah without my conversion certificate?

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