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 Each year when I read the Joseph narratives in Genesis I discover something new. It is one of the joys for ...

“Jews don’t have a middle range,” I said to my friend and colleague.He was telling me about his experience teaching ...

Kabbalah is an attempt to understand the brokenness of the universe.The other night, my chevruta (Study partner) and I were ...

The Internet has proven to be a powerful resource for the LGBTQ community, and especially so for those members who ...

I’ve been told that students in my college courses sometimes have trouble following what I’m saying because I speak backwards.The ...

Many of the Jewish communities that I research and write about for our Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities are quite ...

I’ve always been suspicious of the “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” crowd.   Generally, the eternally sunny scare ...

“It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” I first realized I didn’t agree with this saying ...

I always have a valid passport. I keep it within easy access and I know just where it is, and ...

First we cry, then we act.The murders that occurred on Friday at the Sandy Hook Elementary School are beyond my ...

Because the Jewish population of the Deep South is small and spread out, it is common for Jews in the ...

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

Judaism, a religion that focuses primarily on life, rather than the afterlife, provides a meticulous set of standards regarding the ...

The Daf Yomi (Hebrew for “page a day”), is a program for learning Talmud.  Participants study one page a day, ...

Two weeks ago the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), the largest body of Orthodox rabbis in North America, issued a ...