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Education for Change

The powerful lessons of hakhel and shmita.

Brit Shalom: A Covenant of Peace

A little-known Zionist group that struggled for a peaceful solution to the Arab Question.

Ask the Expert: Burying the Genizah

What should be done with old Torah scrolls and sacred texts?

Sholem Asch

A writer who bridged both Old World and New, but fit into neither.

Ask the Expert: Which Kippah Should I Wear?

What's the best head covering for a newly observant Jew?

Prioritizing Obligations

The importance of a holistic approach to halacha (Jewish law).

Tzedek vs. Tzedakah: Justice vs. Charity

Both are about righting the wrongs that are all too pervasive in our world.

Who Was Eve?

How the first woman's relationship with man and God is complicated.

Dispossession of Women’s Land

The audacity of the request of Zelophehad's daughters.

The Gift of Speech

What Balaam's donkey and under-represented minorities have in common.

Jewish Schnorrer Jokes

The best jokes about beggars and moochers.

Schlemiel Jokes

Is this character a fool or just unlucky?

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