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The Priestly Blessing

The meaning and practice of this synagogue ritual.

Sermons in the Synagogue

Rabbinic sermonizing has a long history in Judaism.

Panentheism and Judaism

Jews have flirted with the doctrine that all creation is embraced in God.

The Nishmat Prayer

A thanksgiving hymn recited on Sabbath and holidays.

Who Was Nahmanides (Ramban)?

This Spanish Bible commentator earned a place alongside Rashi.

Moses Hayyim Luzzato

An Italian rabbi, poet and teacher of Kabbalah who claimed to be the Messiah.

Claude Montefiore

A founder of Liberal Judaism in England.

What Is Mussar?

A history and overview of this virtues-based approach to Jewish ethics and character development.

The Masoretic Text

The traditional--sometimes imperfect--Jewish version of the Torah text.

Martyrdom

Judaism has a complex relationship with the ideal of martyrdom.

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