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New Year, New Semester
I love New Year’s Eve. I love reflecting on the past year, celebrating with friends, and watching the ball drop. ...
Celebrate, Jewish History, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Light Your Hanukkiah in Solidarity Against Terrorism–Or, You Know, Because of Hanukkah
Several people have forwarded me this email in the past two days:Dear Friends, Last Shabbat, in my sermon, I offered ...
Celebrate, Israel, Study, The Canteen
Israel and Israelis
After months of anticipation, I arrived in a slightly damp and chilly Israel for the annual training of summer shlichim ...
Why Yom Kippur Is a Joyous Holiday
Jewish texts portray Yom Kippur as a serious day of repentance and reflection — but not one of sadness.
Eat, Jewish Recipes, Rosh Hashanah Food, Shabbat Dishes
Braised Leeks with Thyme and Pomegranate
These flavors deepen as they are cooked, making them sweeter.
Rabbinic, Medieval, and Early Modern History of Healing
The evolution of attitudes towards physicians, beliefs connecting illness and sin, prayers for healing, and the use of folk healing traditions.
The Death Penalty in Jewish Tradition
Capital punishment: allowed in the Torah and Talmud, but rarely carried out by Jewish courts.
FAQ, Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
What Were Shtetls?
Clearing up myths about these Eastern European villages where Jews lived.