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Is Patrilineal Descent Next?

A very interesting letter to the editor in this week’s Jewish Week raises a fascinating question: With gay and lesbian ...

Meir Soloveichik on Interfaith Dialogue

This month’s issue of Commentary includes a lengthy essay by Meir Soloveichik, in which he rejects theological interfaith dialogue. Soloveichik ...

In Your Inbox

Throughout the month of March we’ve been highlighting Jewish Women’s Archive’s This Week in History, a unique feature that highlights ...

For Mom’s Sake

The fourth issue of Guilt & Pleasure is now out, and at first glance, it seems as good (and good-looking) ...

The Eternal Light

The sacrifices teach us about constancy in relating to God.

Yentl the Mensch

What is it about Barbra?Jewish Women’s Archive celebrates mega-star Barbra Streisand’s 1963 Broadway debut in This Week in History: Streisand has ...

What if Ariel Sharon Woke Up?

I just got emailed this dialogue that sums up the current state of Israeli politics:It is a rainy night, and ...

Raising a Mensch

A mother's reflections and suggestions.

The Stateless Fuhrer

Bringing new meaning to the expression “A day late and a dollar short”: Hitler may be stripped of German citizenship, reports ...

The Segulah Trap

Feeling superstitious? Recently The Jewish Week took a look at segulot, Jewish good luck charms. Turns out that they’re not so Jewish after ...

Jules Olitski

Spraying It, Not Saying It.

Celebrating Girls

According to Jewish Women’s Archive’s This Week in Jewish History, on March 14, 1977 the New York Times published an ...