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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.
Ask the Expert: What Are the Customs for a New Home?
How do I make move-in day Jewish?
Who Was Yael?
When national battles intrude into her domestic space, this woman becomes one of the few female prophets.
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.