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The Torah reading for the first two days of Sukkot

Is the Jewish people disappearing?

Jewish lifecycle ceremonies celebrate change, and sanctify the ordinary.

Traditionalist Jews have many objections to new, or renewed, lifecycle ceremonies.

Overview of various themes in Jewish lifecycle.

LGBT issues in Judaism

Does a fetus have the same legal status as a person?

Although often translated as “charity,” tzedakah is not equivalent to charity. Rather, its root means “justice.”

History and Development of Tzedakah. Jewish Tzedakah. Charitable Giving.

About Jewish Lifecycle. Jewish Ceremonies and Rituals.

The complete text (in English) for this Yom Kippur reading.

How can we unify the sacred with the profane?