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What It Means to Keep Kosher for Passover

Hametz, kitniyot and the holiday's dietary restrictions.

Unetanah Tokef

A religious poem recited on the High Holidays that is meant to strike fear in us.

Kashrut 101

Jewish dietary laws are observed in varying degrees among Jewish families and individuals.

Avinu Malkeinu

The prayer for "our father, our king," said on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Friday Night at Home

The traditional Shabbat evening rituals are best shared with family and friends.

Why Were the Rabbis So Uncomfortable With the Maccabees?

At Hanukkah, shifting the focus from militarism to miracles.

What Is the Mishnah?

A description of Judaism's primary book of Jewish legal theory.

The Jews of Scandinavia

The tiny Jewish communities of the Nordic countries have been sustained by regular arrivals of Jews fleeing persecution elsewhere.

What Does the Torah Say About the Land of Israel?

The entire narrative of the Hebrew Bible is built around God's promise of the land to Abraham's descendants.

What Is Babi Yar?

Over 33,000 Jews were murdered at this ravine in Kyiv in September, 1941.

Mizrahi Feminism in Israel

Mizrahi feminism is often described as an intersectional feminism that focuses mainly on the struggle against gender and ethnic oppression.

End-of-Life Care in the Bible

What we can learn from Jacob, Sarah and Moses’ final moments.

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