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The Meaning of Jewish Holidays

Why are Jewish holidays different from all other holidays?

Pe’ah: The Corners of Our Fields

Rabbinic commentators interpreted the law of leaving the corners of one's field for those in need in light of their own concerns about the poor.

Friends and Friendship in Hasidism

Early Hasidism stressed fellowship among followers of the same charismatic leader, but not necessarily among all Jews.

When Friendship Sours: Vengeance & Bearing a Grudge

Jewish Vengeance and Grudges with Friends. Jewish Friendship. Jewish Friends. Jewish Relationship.

Tikkun Olam: Repairing the World

This phrase with kabbalistic roots has come to connote social justice.

Giving Birth

Women have been creating new rituals that use traditional images and texts to reflect their experiences of childbirth.

New Rituals: Continuity, Tradition, and Authenticity

The viability of new Jewish rituals will ultimately be determined by their continued presence in the Jewish community.

Surrendering to the Romans

The remarkable parallels in the stories of Josephus' and Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai's surrenders to the Romans reveal more about Jewish memory than Jewish history.

Philo Judaeus: Philosophical Pilgrim

Philo worked to reconcile Hellenism and the Hebrew Scriptures.

Sea of Talmud II

How amoraic study sessions became the Gemaras.

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