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First Fruits (Bikkurim)

There are many things we can do to create local culture that links God, land, and people.

Compassion That Can Bring Messiah

It all begins with how we treat animals.

Wasteful Destruction

Judaism possesses the values on which an ecological morality may be grounded.

Time to Clean Up

As we work to clean up the places we live, we pray for Jerusalem to return to her splendor.

Hear and Act

Primo Levi's poem gives us new insights into the Shema.

Franz Kafka

The 20th century's realest surrealist.

What Happens in Synagogue on Simchat Torah

Special ceremonies for ending and beginning the Torah cycle.

Erev (Night Of) Yom Kippur

Preparatory customs and practices associated with the day preceding the Day of Atonement.

What is Shemini Atzeret?

Not quite Sukkot, not quite its own holiday.

Jewish Communal Organizations: The Early Years

Building a responsible, structured community.

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