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Meir Kahane

The founder of the Jewish Defense League pushed the boundaries between spiritual leader, politician, and terrorist.

Treatment of the Stranger

Our existential relationship to our ancestors and how we learn empathy.

Who Was Dinah?

Dinah's debut is as quick as her disappearance in the Torah.

Coping with Complexity

Awareness of the wholeness in the Torah opens our eyes to the wholeness of the world.

The Wise Men of Chelm

A roundup of the best Chelm stories.

Who Was Yael?

When national battles intrude into her domestic space, this woman becomes one of the few female prophets.

Ordination of Women as Rabbis

Women rabbis in history and in the news.

The Trefa Banquet and the End of a Dream

The menu at the celebration for Hebrew Union College's first ordained graduating class led to the formal break between tradition and reform.

The Anti-Nazi Boycott of 1933

When news of Nazi assaults of Jewish businesses in Germany reached the United States, numerous Jewish groups responded.

The Day the Rabbis Marched on Washington

Four hundred rabbis marched together to bring to President Roosevelt's attention the atrocities being committed by the Nazis in Europe.

Rabbi Gittelsohn’s Iwo Jima Sermon

A rabbi's eulogy for World War II heroes became famous after a bigoted attempt to ban it.

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