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The Eighth Day of the Week
A community’s sacred texts shed light on its beliefs and values. This is obvious when it comes to liturgy.Hence the ...
Israel & Gaza
-Diverse analysis on the increasingly urgent issue of whether and how Israel should invade Gaza: International Herald Tribune Bernard Avishai ...
Israel’s Government
-David Kimche makes the case for Tzipi Livni taking over leadership of Israel. (The Jerusalem Post) -Nehemia Shtrasler argues that ...
From the Academy: Kissing Kabbalists
In this installment of “From the Academy,� Dr. Joel Hecker, Chair of the Department of Modern Jewish Civilization and Associate ...
What Are Cherubim?
The cherub is a type of angel that is a staple of the Bible and later Jewish literature, but probably didn’t originally look like a rosy-cheeked, bare-bottomed baby with wings.
Censored and Banned Jewish Books
Both internal and external books have been banned from Judaism throughout history.
At Least It Wasn’t Matzah
From the Jerusalem Post: A Haifa chocolate factory became the unlikely scene of a midnight heist when robbers broke in ...
Secular Humanistic Judaism
-A look at 32 year old Rabbi Adam Chalom, the new leader of Humanistic Judaism. The Society for Humanistic Judaism ...
Sharon Turns 80
Today, we’re reminded that — amazingly — former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is still alive, still in a coma ...
Send in the Jews
TMZ’s posted an entertaining video about former Israeli soldiers using their skills to protect the likes of Britney Spears and ...