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Confronting An Absence

Both Parashat Tetzaveh and the Book of Esther are missing some central characters.

Finding Meaning in Ancient Rituals

How the sacrificial system lives on.

Avoiding Deification in Creating the Mishkan

If the Golden Calf was an abomination, why is the Tabernacle okay?

In God’s Image: B’tselem Elohim

Jewish texts teach that all humans are created in the image of God.

What Moses Learned from His Father-In-Law

The Midianite has concerns about the well-being of the Israelites and their leader Moses.

Ask the Expert: Proselytism

Why don't Jews seek converts?

What Are Judaism’s Lost Tribes?

Who were they and where are they now?

Women & War

We cannot condone the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.

The Torah and Capital Punishment

Is there ever justice in the death penalty?

Haredim (Charedim), or Ultra-Orthodox Jews

You've seen the black hats and long dresses--but who are the people underneath?

Seeds of Peace

How Parashat Re'eh illuminates the necessity of peace for growth of a nation.

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