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Reimagining Spirituality

Examining a new model of activism.

Jewish Practices 101

Jewish daily life and practice is how Jews do things--day in and day out, and week after week--that embody the ideals and standards expressed in Judaism’s sacred writings and its ancient (and modern) traditions.

Primo Levi

A prominent Holocaust survivor and author who lost the will to survive.

Hagbah and Gelilah Explained

Raising and dressing the Torah.

Jewish Spirituality

Renewing Jewish expression, belief, and practice--in ways traditional and new.

Louis Brandeis, First Jewish Supreme Court Justice

Brandeis was also the first high court nominee subject to public hearings.

How Summer Camp Became A Jewish Thing

A history of this iconic institution in American Jewish life.

Collective Punishment and Collective Responsibility

Did all Egyptians deserve to be punished?

How Aaron Helped Moses Overcome His Feelings of Inadequacy

Aaron bridged an existential gap that divided his brother from the Israelite slaves.

Opening the Gaps in Patriarchy

How Rebecca helped empower women.

The Amulet: A Jewish Charm

Belief in the power of amulets persisted widely among Jews for many centuries, and still exists in some communities today.

Becoming Every Brother’s Keeper

All humanity descended from one family.

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