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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Some groups of Jews organized to fight the Nazis.

Enhancing the Amidah

A selection of piyyutim from the Rosh Hashanah Amidah

A Guide to Israeli Food Markets

The shuk in an Israeli city can offer a glimpse into the lives of those who visit it.

How to Have an Aliyah

What you should know before you're called to the Torah.

Keeping the Faith

The 2000 film about a rabbi and priest gets Judaism all wrong.

Every Person is a Tree

The Biblical law protecting fruit trees during war provides an opportunity for Jewish exegetes to reflect on ecology and the wanton destruction of life.

Mary Antin

This best-selling author celebrated the immigrant experience and the boundless opportunity of America.

What Is An Eruv?

The eruv is a boundary that allows observant Jews to carry needed things in public on Shabbat.

‘Awake, Awake, Miriam the Prophetess’

Selections from two tehines (women's prayers)

Kitniyot: Not Quite Hametz

The Passover debate surrounding rice, millet, corn and legumes.

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