Beliefs & Practices

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Messianic Jews in Israel

Last week, a 15 year-old boy had to have his leg amputated after being wounded by an exploding Purim gift ...

Humility in Judaism

Being humble is one of the key traits that Judaism values.

Heresy in Judaism

Various movements within the religion have been viewed heretical by those who disagreed with them.

From the Academy: Kissing Kabbalists

In this installment of “From the Academy,� Dr. Joel Hecker, Chair of the Department of Modern Jewish Civilization and Associate ...

Blasphemy in Judaism

While the offense was once punishable by death, Jews do not enforce the rules anymore.

Do Jews Celebrate Birthdays?

While Jewish tradition does not make a big deal of birthdays, there is no problem with celebrating them.

Guide for the Halachic Minyan

More and more Orthodox women are exploring the boundaries of their participation in communal Jewish prayer. An Israeli couple has ...

Brain Death & Jewish Law

Jewish bioethicists, across the denominational spectrum, tend to consider that cessation of breathing (which is connected to brain stem activity) ...

More About Peoplehood

Talking about the decline of Jewish Peoplehood was all the rage in 2007. But the debate between Jewcy’s Joey Kurtzman ...

A Mitzva Child

Oh Conservative Movement, you continue our love-hate relationship. Today I hate you.The movement’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards recently ...

Religion & Mathematics

-A mathematician makes the argument that the amazing coincidences, “miracles,� that people take as evidence for the existence of God ...

Muhammad on Wikipedia

The Wikipedia entry on Muhammad contains a 15th century illustration of the Muslim prophet preaching the Quran. But iconography like ...

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