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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Some groups of Jews organized to fight the Nazis.

What is Birkat Hamazon, or Benching?

All about the grace after meals.

The Centrality of Kavod HaMet (Honoring the Dead)

Jewish mourning practices center more on the deceased than on concern for the living.

History of Israel: 1980-2000

Israeli-Palestinian relations dominate the headlines.

Types of Jews

The many ethnic and religious subgroups within the Jewish community.

Dreams in Jewish Tradition

Dreaming was a major source of prophetic insight in the Torah, but Jewish texts also betray a certain anxiety about dreaming.

Significant Numbers in Judaism

A look at some numbers — from seven to 18 to 613 — that have Jewish significance.

Israel, 1948-1967

Building a new nation.

Beruriah of Palestine

A scholar in her own right.

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