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Novelists in the Nineties
In the 1970s, literary critics predicted the demise of the Jewish American novel. A talented group of novelists proved them wrong.
Kabbalistic Tu Bishvat Seder: Part 2
Evil in the world is symbolized by fruit at the seder.
Kabbalistic Tu Bishvat Seder: Part 3
In Jewish mystical thought, the Tu Bishvat seder became a time to atone for sexual impropriety by blessing, eating and meditating on the symbolism of fruit.
Every Person is a Tree
The Biblical law protecting fruit trees during war provides an opportunity for Jewish exegetes to reflect on ecology and the wanton destruction of life.
What The Talmud Teaches About Trees
Trees were viewed in both economic and symbolic terms by the rabbis of talmudic times.
Conservative Judaism Today
Smaller but more committed, the movement is seeing vibrant, sometimes divisive debate as it navigates between tradition and change.
Brit Milah: Why Boys Are Circumcised
How Jewish thinkers over the ages have explained the importance of ritual circumcision.