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The Passover Egg: Symbol of a Weeping Earth

Coming out of Egypt, the Children of Israel crossed the Sea of Reeds (also known as the Red Sea) walking ...

Three Tips for Talking about Intermarriage and Israel

Last week, two different positions on intermarriage were shared by rabbis who write for this blog. Seth Goldstein wrote in ...

AIPAC, Trump and Civility Through the Eyes of a Teenager

I was woken up last week, early Tuesday morning to be told by television producers for the news program on ...

The Global History of Ma Nishtana

Each year, Jewish children around the world learn the Four Questions. After all the image of the small child chanting ...

Mensch Madness 2016: THE FINAL GAME!

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to this year’s Mensch Madness final game!In this year’s tournament, we have seen some ...

Mensch Madness Game 5: Gaon vs. Maimonides

Welcome back to Mensch Madness! It’s already Game 5!Rabbi Moses Ben Maimo, also known as Maimonides, alias Rambam, is in the ...

Sephardic Songs Add Merriment to Purim

And what is a drinking party without drinking songs? As in other Jewish communities, drinking alcohol was part of the ...

Remember Canada, Don’t Forget

If the wrong candidate wins, you’re moving to Canada.Canada: land of safe haven for refugees, universal health care, hate speech laws, ...

Take a Stand: Don’t Let Religion Become a Weapon

In Pirkei Avot 2:10 we are taught that Rabbi Eliezer said, יהי כבוד חברך חביב עליך כשלך “Let your neighbor’s dignity be precious ...

Recipe: Sephardic Cookies for Purim

Purim is right around the corner!  Among the traditions of the holiday is the exchanging of gifts of food with ...

Remembering Liz Swados

Lesbian and Jewish theater icon Elizabeth Swados died in January at the age of 64. Swados was an American writer, composer, musician ...

The Tech Tool That Makes Torah Study Easier

Thanks to a new tool on MyJewishLearning, it’s easy to access most biblical and other Jewish texts cited in our ...

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