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Who is a Jew? (Legal Issues)

How is Jewish identity defined?

All about the grace after meals.

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

Israeli-Palestinian relations dominate the headlines.

The many ethnic and religious subgroups within the Jewish community.

Do Jews believe in magic?

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

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

Israel history, 1967-1980.

Building a new nation.

A scholar in her own right.

With the capture of a Nazi officer, discussion about the Holocaust entered the public realm.